The French responded present this Friday during the first day of the women's main draw du FIP Silver BandolA solid start for several French national teams, which allows them to rally the round of XNUMX, scheduled for tomorrow.

The 100% tricolor duel between Steffi Merah / Melissa Martin et Marie Lefevre / Marie Maligo (Belgian, licensed in France) opened the day on the central field. It was finally Lefevre and Maligo who took the upper hand, 7 / 6 6 / 1, and who will challenge the Spanish pair tomorrow Marta Eugenio Barrera / Erika Mesa Martinez, exempted from the first round following the forfeit of Carla Toully et Jessica Ginier.

In the wake, Charlotte Soubrié et Marie-Amelie Dardaine unfolded against the Portuguese Maria Garin / Alexandra Silva, winning 6 / 1 6 / 3The two players will face each other tomorrow either Ana Cristina Sanchez Perez / Elena De La Rosa Ramos ou Margarida Fernandes / Blanca Arriola Cerrejon.

Good news also for Louise Bahurel et Fiona Ligi, solid against the qualifiers Vega Cano Ortin / Rune Vierendeels, they win 6 / 3 6 / 4. An encouraging performance before crossing the seeded 8, Claudia Escacena Montero / Aitana Garcia Roman.

On the other hand, the day was more complicated for Lou Lambert Agosti / Kimy Barla, severely beaten 6 / 1 6 / 0 by the Spanish pair Guimet Bigas / Pozuelo Dominguez. Same fate for Manon Marcarie / Cassandra Senjean, who did not demerit but bowed 6 / 4 6 / 4 against the seeded 4, Alba Perez Momha / Ana Varo Ramos.

Another good surprise of the day: Camille Sireix, aligned alongside the Spanish Ivet Val Lopez, won his match against Gallego Castaño / Zaccagnini on the score of 6 / 2 6 / 4The duo will have a lot to do in the last sixteen against the seeded 5, Monica Gomez Rivas / Camila Fassio Goyeneche.

Note that Laurine Bergaud / Marianne Vandaele, expected on the grounds with their wild card, ultimately did not play their match, leaving Abigail Tordoff / Laura Buteau move on to the next round without playing. The latter will face tomorrow Lucia Perez Parra / Lorena Alonso De Lera, seeded 9.

Finally, all eyes will be on tomorrow's entry into the competition of Léa Godallier and his partner Laura Lujan. Exempted from the first round thanks to their status as seeded 3, they will aim for qualification for the quarter-finals in a tournament where the French, in large numbers, intend to go far.

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 !