Mixed results for the French in Spain and Ivory Coast. The pair's performance will be remembered Boronad / Fonteny, author of a very fine victory against players from the world Top 70. Blanqué / Bergeron ensure their entry.
FIP Silver Andalusia (Spain)
Thomas Leygue and the Spaniard Jesús Moya did not create a surprise against the number 2 seed Garcia / Barahona, losing 6/4 7/6.
The pair Yoan Boronad / Timéo Fonteny achieved a great success by winning 7/5 6/3 against the Spaniards Francisco Cabeza and Diego Garcia, winners of the Gijón P2 and members of the World Top 100. They will play a quarter-final tomorrow against Nacho Moragues Moltò and Marc Sintes Villalonga.
Léa Godallier, associated with Sandra Bellver Fructuoso (seed number 6), dominated another Frenchwoman, Laura Buteau, and the Portuguese Luisa Roque De Pinho, with a score of 6/0 6/2. They will face the number 1 seed Lucia Martinez Gomez / Marta Marrero tomorrow.
The route stops however for Steffi Merah / Melissa Martin, beaten 6/0 6/2 by the number 5 seed composed of the Argentinian Fassio Goyeneche and the Portuguese Nogueira.
FIP Bronze Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
A great entry into the running for Johan Bergeron / Bastien Blanqué (TS1), with a quick 6/0 6/0 victory against Mohamed Khalaf / Hussein Gomaa. They will face the Ivorian pair Ange Gamaliel Nguessan / Jean Paul Nassar in the second round.
Valentin Durand, partnered with Adam Badreddine, also won in the first round: 6/4 3/6 6/1 against Jorge Gabriel Rosales Castro / Manuel Buil Baldellou. They will face the number 8 seed Jan Cano Felix / Joel Fernandez Muñoz tomorrow.
French Aaron Lewis Joseph Besnainou, associated with Ali Attiie, lost heavily 6/0 6/0 against Pedro Araujo / Boris Castro Garcia (TS4).
Defeat also for Didier Tanous / Maher Damergie, beaten 6/4 7/5 by Dany Ryan El Riz / Rayane Akram Hamou.
Another French setback: Saleh Sadry Salah, partnered by Wael Franzen Bourgi, lost 6/1 6/1 to South Africans Adam Van Harte / Warren Kuhn.

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