Philemon Raichman  et  Menno Nolten , seeded 7rd in  FIP Silver Reap Manila , showed great solidity throughout their journey in the Philippines. After two controlled first rounds, with victories against  Hugo Jay / Mainard Mendel Sahagun  (6/2 6/3) then  Francis Eduard Parangan / Jose Mari Liong  (6/1 6/2), things got serious in the quarter-finals.

In front of the  seeded 1 ,  Frame Cassetta  et  Jose Luis Gonzalez placeholder image , the Franco-Dutch pair put up a real fight, particularly in a very hard-fought first round which was played at  tie-break (7/6 [7-5]) The second set was also close, but the Cassetta/Gonzalez duo knew how to use their experience to conclude.  6/3 .

Despite this defeat,  Philemon and Menno can go out with their heads held high , with a solid performance against the tournament favorites. An encouraging performance that confirms their rise to power together.

Next step for  Philemon Raichman  : return to Spain, where he will compete in the  FIP Bronze Castellón  next to  Maxime Joris .

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 !