French women were well represented this week in Portugal , with several pairs engaged in the main draw of the  FIP Silver Porto . If  Alix Collombon  continues his journey with authority,  Fiona Ligi  et  Charlotte Soubrié  leave with valuable experience after a tough second round.

 Ligi and Soubrié face the very high level 

Single pair  100% French  of the tournament,  Fiona Ligi  et  Charlotte Soubrié  started their tournament perfectly by dominating  Catarina santos  et  Paula Ferran  :  6 / 4 6 / 2 . A great introduction before an XXL challenge at  second turn .

The French then faced the  seeded 1 , made of  Jessica castello  (world No. 16) and  Lorena Rufo  (No. 27). A prestigious match… but also a logical clash:  defeat 6/1 6/2  against a seasoned pair on the circuit. Despite the score,  Ligi and Soubrié leave with experience  and benchmarks against the very high international level.

 Collombon and Martinez secure their status 

 Alix Collombon ,  French No. 1 , continues her tournament alongside the Spanish  Araceli Martinez . Classified  seeded 2 , they did not tremble for their entry into the lists:  win 6/1 6/3  face  Foguer / Fernandez .

They then followed up with a more closely contested but well-controlled match against the Portuguese.  Clarinha Santos  et  Patricia Maria Ribeiro  :  6 / 0 7 / 6 . If the  second set  was more disputed, the duo  French-Spanish  held his rank and qualifies for the  quarter-finals .

They will face the winner of the duel between the  seed 7 Aida Martinez / Ana Dominguez  and the Portuguese pair  Claudia Gaspar / Constança Gorito . Match planned  in the second rotation at 14:30 on center court .

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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 !

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