Several French players were in the running this Thursday in Portugal for the FIP Silver LeiriaThe French pair Seux / Courrin wins both of his matches of the day and qualifies for the second round of the competition.

Male side:

The French pair Thomas Seux / Nathan Courrin had to fight hard this Thursday. They first won in three sets, 7/6 4/6 7/5, in the last round of qualifying against the Spaniards Alejandro Merino / Victor Ortega, thus securing their place in the main draw. A few hours later, the French won their second match of the day, in the first round of the main draw, beating the Portuguese Orge / Brazao with a score of 6/2 6/2. They will face another pair from the qualifiers in the second round: Bruno Costa / David Antolín Solla.

The young French pair Boronad / Fonteny won with difficulty, 4/6 7/6 6/4, against the Portuguese Sousa / Bastos, also from the qualifiers. They thus progressed to the second round and now await their opponents, who will be either Coelho / Mensurado, or Barbosa / Pascoal (seeded number 9).

Women's side:

Laura Buteau, associated with Argentina's Maria Azul Llorens Gioda, lost at the gates of the main draw, beaten 6/2 6/0 by the pair Michela Zaccagnini / Maria Del Carmen Gallego Castaño.

The French pair Merah / Martin lost in the first round, despite a close match, against the Italian Casali and the Spanish Gallardo (seeded number 4), with a score of 3/6 7/6 6/2.

Same fate for Bahurel / Soubrie, also beaten in the first round by the number 6 seeds, Lopez / Blanco, in a close match: 2/6 6/1 7/6.

On the other hand, the pair Toully / Parmigiani, won in two sets, 6/1 6/2, against the Portuguese wild card Gaspar / Gorito. They will face the pair Lopez / Blanco, seeded number 6, in the round of XNUMX.

Nicolas Fillaudeau

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