The French team achieved complete success at  FIP Silver Reap of Hong Kong  ! This Friday, March 14th, arguments were being made  the quarter-finals  of the tournament and five players from France were among them  Court 2 A report of this ideal day for the French still in contention.

 Siriex / Martin paved the way 

First of all, it's the 100% French pair made up of  Camille Siriex  (147th ranked player in the world) and  Melissa Martin  (151st) which opened the French competition. The two young women were facing the Japanese.  Kae Tsokumoto  (168e) and  Saki Tsukamoto  (196th). A match of mixed results for the number 4 seeds, who easily won the first set before being surprised in the second. But the two French players finally corrected their course to comfortably win the third set against the Japanese pair ( Victory 6/1 5/7 6/1 ).  Siriex and Martin  They therefore advance to the semi-finals and will face the tournament favorites: the British  Aimee Gibson  and the Spanish  Alba Momha  (seeded #1).

 Dylan Guichard is unstoppable 

Tournament Winner  FIP Bronze Hong Kong  last week in the company of Antonio Luque ,  Dylan Guichard  continues his superb adventure in Asia. The 25-year-old Frenchman (131st in the world) faced an Argentinian pair who had come through qualifying ( Parra Heck / MA Rivero The Franco-Portuguese duo displayed a focused performance and reached the semi-finals with a controlled victory (6-2, 6-3). The fourth seed will face the Egyptian pair.  Georges Wakim and Aly Zaghloul  to the next round. For now, a clear path for the Franco-Portuguese pair who will certainly have to work hard from the semi-finals onwards.

 Seurin/Roper had to deploy 

Enfin, c'est  Julien Seurin  which concluded the perfect day for the French team on this  Court 2  Hong Kong native. The Melun native and his Dutch partner  Thijs Roper  battled to overcome the Spanish pair  Trillas / Cabeza After a difficult first set, the world number 174 and his Dutch teammate stepped up their game to pull away from the Spanish duo. A victory ( 5/7 6/1 6/4 This allows the number 2 seeds to secure their place in the semi-finals, as in the bronze tournament. Having lost in the semi-finals last week, they will be aiming for a better result this time against the number 3 seed.  Miguel Melero  (Esp) and  Nicolas Zurita  (Ita).  Julien Seurin  could see a familiar face again.  Dylan Guichard  in the final, subject to qualification of course.

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