Le  FIP Silver of Caltanissetta  continues with its share of surprises, and on the French side, they are only  three French  to defend the national colors in  eighth finals . After the  unexpected eliminations  of two large French pairs  Carla Toully  et  Ana Dominguez Gracia  and  Bastien Blanqué and Johan Bergeron , all eyes are now on the  last three French representatives  still in the running.

 Maxime Joris and Guillem Figuerola: a solid entry into the competition 

The Franco-Spanish pair composed of  Maxime Joris  (165e) and  Guillem Figuerola Santiago  (154th) started his tournament perfectly. Opposed to  Pau Minano Ortinez  (196e) and  Antonio Varo Ramos  (192nd), they won 6/4 6/2 with authority.

En  eighth finals , they will face tougher opposition:  Andres Fernandez Lancha  (120e) and  Enzo Jensen Sirvent  (142nd). The match is scheduled for  second rotation of 12:30 p.m.  on the  Manfredonico court .

 Godallier and Bellver: the second seed holds its own 

In the ladies,  Léa Godallier  (58th) and the Spanish  Sandra Bellver Fructuoso  (53rd) secured their status as  seeded 2  by winning 6/4 6/3 against  Lorena Vano  (71e) and  Claudia Escacena Montero  (123e).

They will face in  round of XNUMX  a pair from the qualifications:  Elsa Terranova  (174e) and  Camilla Livioni  (372nd). The match is scheduled for  second rotation of 9:30 p.m.  on the  short Svevo .

 Hugounenq and Guimet: the lucky losers who seize their chance 

The nice French surprise of the day comes from  Arthur Hugounenq  (270e) and  Sergi Guimet Bigas  (233e).  Rescued at the last minute  after being eliminated in the 3rd round of qualifying, they bounced back perfectly by beating  Gerard Gimeno Centelles  (521th) /  Jairo Rueda  (490th) with a score of 6/3 6/2.

They will face  Round of 8   Riccardo Sinicropi  (171e) and  Steve Piernicola Stracquadaini  (318th), a pair that created a surprise by eliminating the  seeded 8 ,  Jaume Romera Barcelo  (126th) /  Simone Cremona  (75th). See you in  second rotation of 12:30 p.m.  on the  short Rahal .

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 !