The day of the round of XNUMX FIP Silver Caltanissetta has reserved its share of good and bad news for the French representatives. If Arthur Hugounenq continues its superb journey, Maxime Joris stops at the quarter doors. On the women's side, Léa Godallier and his Spanish partner Sandra Bellver quietly advance to the next round.
Godallier and Bellver qualified without playing
No stress or effort for Léa Godallier (58th) et Sandra Bellver (53rd), who benefit from the forfeit of their opponents Elsa Terranova (174th) and Camilla Livioni (372nd). An express qualification for the quarter-finals, where the Franco-Spanish pair will face from 17 p.m. on the court MANFREDONICO the Italian duo composed of Carolina Petrelli (135th) et Giulia Dal Pozzo (116th). On paper, Godallier and Bellver are the favorites, but will have to remain serious to continue on their path.
Hugounenq and Guimet Bigas reverse the trend
New performance to Arthur Hugounenq (270th) and his Spanish partner Sergi Guimet Bigas (233nd). Drafted in extremis as “lucky losers”, they sign a victory in character face Riccardo Sinicropi (171st) et Steve Piernicola Stracquadaini (318th) : 1/6 6/4 6/4. After a one-sided first set, the two men completely reversed the dynamic to win in three sets, including a comeback from 1/4 to 6/4 in the third set.
They thus qualify for the quarter-finals where they will find either the seeded 5, Marco Cassetta (94th) et Jose Luis Gonzalez (89th) or Juan Zamora Perez and Jose David Sanchez. In both cases it will be a prestigious poster for Hugounenq and Guimet, who have nothing to lose in this match.
End of the road for Maxime Joris
On the other hand, the beautiful adventure ends there for Maxime Joris (165th) et Guillem Figuerola Santiago (154th)The Franco-Spanish pair narrowly lost to Andres Fernandez Lancha (120th) et Enzo Jensen Sirvent (142nd), in a tense encounter: 7 / 5 6 / 4.

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