Our French started their tournament at  FIP Silver of Córdoba  with a victory for Boronad/Fonteny and less positive results for the other French players involved. After an initial success, the two French players are now preparing for a much more challenging match which will be a new test for the young French players,  recently crowned French U18 champions. 

Perfect start for Fonteny/Boronad, less so for the rest of the French team

This morning,  Fonteny and Boronad  signed a solid victory  6 / 3 6 / 3  face  Ali Dawani and Ignacio Alonso The French pair knew how to manage  the essentials and to win against lower ranked opponents  who were only  20st seed in the tournament , highlighting their consistency and ability to stay focused on key points.

 Arthur Hugounenq  did not have the same success, he lost in two sets this morning against  Aris Patiniotis (42nd) and Jesus Moya (69th) 6/4 6/2 , the step was too high for the powerful left-hander for whom the adventure already ends in Cordoba.

On the feminine side,  our only two representatives  lost in the first round:

  •  Amélie Detriviere (199rd)  and Ainhoa ​​Fernandez bow out  7/6 6/3 against Ramirez/Varona 
  •  Laura Buteau (198th)  and Angela Martin give in  6/2 6/4 against Cazorla/Roman (TS10) 

A major challenge for Yoan and Timéo

The next round pits them against  Ramiro Valenzuela (61st) and Federico Mourino   (58e)  seeded No. 4. Valenzuela, long associated with  Pol Hernandez,  demonstrated on the circuit a great quality of play, even going so far as  take a set at Chingotto and Galán last year . Associated to  Mourino , solid right-wing players, the Argentinian duo are among the favorites for this tournament.

Rama Valenzuela Fede Mourino

Ramiro and Fede are  associated for only a few weeks and could lack benchmarks,  this could provide a loophole for Timéo and Yoan to exploit  impose their style of play  forward-looking and very aggressive.

Preparing for Roland Garros?

This is the hot topic of the last few days, the  FIP Silver of Cordoba  is the last tournament before the  Major of Paris  whose toilets we do not yet know. It is also therefore the  last time that Yoan Boronad and Timéo Fonteny rehearse their scales in official competition  before knowing if they will be able to defend their chances on the slopes of Roland Garros.

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!

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