The round of XNUMX of  FIP Silver Bandol  delivered their share of surprises this Saturday. And the biggest one came from the French pair  Alexandre Toppin / Louis Jover , author of a huge performance against the tournament's number 1 seed.

At the same time,  Timeo Fonteny  et  Yoan Boronad  confirmed their status, while several French pairs saw their journey end at the gates of the quarter-finals.

Toppin and Jover take down the No. 1 seed

This is undoubtedly the result of the day.

Facing the Spanish  Alejandro Merino Nieto  et  Guillermo Fernandez Sanchez , two players ranked around 150th in the world and the tournament's number 1 seeds,  Alexander Toppin  et  Louis Jover  have delivered a tremendous performance.

The French won in three sets  6/4 3/6 6/2 , at the end of a match that was perfectly controlled in the important moments.

A victory that completely changes their perspective in this tournament. With the elimination of the main favorite, the path to victory opens up considerably for the French team.

Fonteny and Boronad are present.

Highly anticipated after their convincing victory against  Manuel Vives  et  Olivier Guy de Chamisso ,  Timeo Fonteny  et  Yoan Boronad  continued their momentum.

The two young Frenchmen dominated  Facundo Dehnike  et  Santino Contreras  in two dry sets,  6 / 3 6 / 3 confirming their excellent level of play since the start of the tournament.

They will now face a tough opponent in the quarter-finals against the Spanish.  daniel moon  et  Nacho Moragues , 3th seeded.

Joris and Robert at the end of the suspense

In the all-French duel of the morning,  Maxime Joris  et  Jeremy Robert  had to fight to overcome  Nathan Courrin  et  Thomas Seux .

After a hard-fought battle, the 7th seed emerged victorious.  7/6 6/7 6/3  and continues its journey in Bandol.

Tison stopped in the round of 16

However, the adventure ends there for  Benjamin Tison  et  Lucas Pillon .

Opposed to the Italians  Santino Giuliani Lombardo  et  Juan Manuel Lasgoity The French, seeded 6th, lost in two sets.  6 / 4 6 / 4 .

A disappointment for Tison and Pillon who had shown great things when they entered the competition.

French women are stepping up

The French contingent also had a great day in the women's draw with several qualifications for the quarter-finals.

 Manon Marcarie  et  Cassandra Senjean  perfectly controlled their round of 16 match against  Laura Solà Grau  et  Lou Lambert Agosti , winning in two sets  6 / 3 6 / 2 .

Same scenario for  Kimy Barla  et  Marie maligo who had to work harder to overcome Ainhoa ​​Navarro Fernandez  et  Carlota Sanchez Gonzalez The French women ultimately made the difference in the crucial moments to secure the victory.  6 / 4 7 / 5 .

On their side,  Marie-Amelie Dardaine  et  Clara Mansart  secured their place in the quarterfinals thanks to a solid victory against  Nada Majdoubi  et  Fitia Robinson Andrianafetra ,  6 / 2 6 / 3 .

Three French pairs will therefore be present in the quarter-finals, in addition to  Juliette Sirgant still in contention alongside the Italian  Roberta Liberti .

The quarter-finals are on the schedule

The tournament is now entering its decisive phase.

 From 16 hours 

 Maria Portillo Perez / Carmen Castillon (TS3)  vs  Manon Marcarie / Cassandra Senjean 

 Marie-Amélie Dardaine / Clara Mansart  vs  Lisa Rachel Phillips / Fiona Ligi (TS5) 

 To be continued 

 Marie Maligo / Kimy Barla  vs  Louise Bahurel / Valeria Atencia Basilio (TS4) 

 Lorena Vano / Xenia Clasca Vidiella (TS1)  vs  Roberta Liberti / Juliette Sirgant 

 From 18 hours 

 Juan Zamora Perez / Alejandro Garcia Calahorro (TS4)  vs  Maxime Joris / Jérémy Robert (TS7) 

 Nicolas Peña Ruiz / Manuel Ramirez Perez  vs  Ignacio Archieri / Jaume Romera Barcelo (TS2) 

 To be continued 

 Alexandre Toppin / Louis Jover  vs  Santino Giuliani Lombardo / Juan Manuel Lasgoity (TS6) 

 Timéo Fonteny / Yoan Boronad (TS5)  vs  Daniel Luna Peinado / Nacho Moragues Moltó (TS3) 

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Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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