Seven French people are in the running in Sydney for the FIP Silver Australian Open 2025. The tournament starts on January 2. A good memory for Julien Seurin, he won the tournament in 2024 with Manuel Vives.
The tables
In boys
For the first FIP Silver of the year 2025, Several French people flew to Sydney in order to score points from the start of the season. Bastien Faoro, associated with Portuguese Andrew Ferreira, managed to get out of the qualifiers. Their next challenge: facing the Spanish Sergio Esteban et Paul Pastor, seeded No. 6.
For their part, the French pair composed of Nicolas Rouanet (364) et Pierre-Vincent (332), 9th pair of the tournament, will face another Spanish pair: Pol Alsina et Edu AltimiresWith a favourable draw, the French can hope to qualify for the last 16, where no seed awaits them.
Philemon Raichman (221) et Julien Seurin (150), seeded No. 2, will face the pair Weyers/Ignacio Ybanez. This tournament brings back good memories for Julien Seurin, who won this competition in 2024 with Manuel Vives.
At the girls
The French pair Marie-Amelie Dardaine et Camille Sireix will face the Japanese Kae Tokumoto et Saki Tsukamoto in the first round. In case of victory, they could meet the number 4 seeds, the Spanish, in the second round Carla Fernandez et Nerea Guerra.
French Program – January 3, 2025
We start with the gentlemen this Friday, January 3:
(Times given for Sydney, i.e. +10 hours compared to mainland France)
From 12 noon on court 5 (2 a.m. in France):
- [Q] Andre Ferreira Van Holstein (POR) / Bastien Faoro (FRA)
- [6] Sergio Esteban Barroso (ESP) / Pablo Pastor Landaburu (ESP)
Around 16 p.m. on court 6 (6 a.m. in France):
- Weyers Meintjes (RSA) / Ignacio Ybañez Cuerda (ESP)
- [2] Philemon Raichman (FRA) / Julien Seurin (FRA)
Around 16 p.m. on court 10 (6 a.m. in France):
- Pol Alsina (ESP) / Edu Altimires Ros (ESP)
- [9] Nicolas Rouanet (FRA) / Pierre-Vincent (FRA)
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