During the qualifications the Frenchman Alexandre Demaria failed to pass the first round of qualifying for the FIP Silver from Melbourne in Australia. Nevertheless, 7 French people will be present in the main draw.

Indeed Alexandre Demaria played the first round of qualifying at the FIP Silver in Melbourne this Thursday, January 9. With his Australian partner David Eugene Henry Eldar, they lose in two sets 6 / 0 6 / 1 against the Australian pair Cale Hooker / Adriel Keogh.

Achieve a better result than at the Sydney tournament

The French pair Nicolas Rouanet (308) / Pierre-Vincent (301) will want to do better than the quarter-final loss during the FIP Silver Australian, last week.

The other 100% French pair: Philemon Raichman (211) / Julien Seurin (150) had achieved a better result by reaching the semi-final of the FIP Silver Australian, this time they will aim for the final.

On the women's side, the tournament begins this Friday, January 10. Unlike the men's, there were no qualifications. The French pair present, composed of Camille Sireix (150) / Marie Amelie Dardaine (224) were eliminated in the quarter-finals last week, they will try to do better this week.

FIP Silver Melbourne Open: the French in search of revenge

The program for Friday, January 10

(Times given for Sydney, i.e. +10 hours compared to mainland France)

In the men

Not before 12 noon (2 a.m. in France) on court 3:

  • Nicolas Rouanet (FRA) / Pierre-Vincent (FRA) vs. Tomoaki murasawa (JPN) / Kazuki Tomita (JPN)

Around 14 p.m. (4 a.m. in France) on court 2:

  • Gael Courbard (FRA) / Matthew Thomas (AUS) vs Philemon Raichman (FRA) / Julien Seurin (FRA) (TS2)

In the ladies

Not before 14 noon (4 a.m. in France) on court 3:

  • Marie Amelie Dardaine (FRA) / Camille Sireix (FRA) vs. Penelope Morrison (AUS) / Rachel Sophia Ashby (AUS)
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Henri Pasquet

Passionate about football and tennis, for three years, I have discovered another racket sport, ping-pong. And I dream of becoming the new French prodigy! Otherwise, on the cultural side, I love giving my opinion so I write film and video game reviews.

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