The young French pair composed of Timeo Fonteny, 18 years old (226th), and Yoan Boronad, 17 years old (267th), achieved a good performance at the FIP Silver Andalusia by eliminating in the second round two players from the world Top 70, winners of a tournament this season Premier Padel.

The Tricolores won in two sets, 7 / 5 6 / 3Facing Diego Garcia, 19 years old (67th), and Francisco Cabeza, 17 years old (57th), seeded number 5 in the tournament played in Spain.

This victory is all the more significant as it comes against a pair on the rise. Head / Garcia were revealed to the general public during the Gijón Premier Padel P2, where they had created a surprise by winning the competition against Los Magicos, Aguirre et Alfonso, in the final. A tournament however marked by the absence of the best players on the circuit, due to a boycott, but which allowed them to gain valuable points in the ranking. They also won the FIP Bronze Torchio in Caen at the start of the year and reached the semi-finals of the FIP Silver BMW MARMOTOR last month. A pair among the rising stars of Spanish padel.

Cabeza/Garcia: a meteoric rise in the FIP rankings after their victory at Gijón P2

To Boronad et Fonteny, this success against higher ranked opponents confirms their progress. After an eighth final at FIP Silver Leiria and a quarter-final at FIP Silver of Rome, the French once again reach the quarterfinals. They will face the winner of the match between the number 3 seed Teodoro Zapata / Jose Jimenez Casas and the pair Nacho Moragues Moltò / Marc Sintes Villalonga.

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!

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