Johan Bergeron (121) and Bastien Blanqué (112) take part in the FIP Silver Rio Grande BrazilThe French have qualified for the quarter-finals by granting only one game in two games.

After dominating Bernardo De Marco Rigon and Joao E. Moraes Maneck en Round of 16 (6/0 6/1), they accelerated again in 8e, inflicting a dual 6/0 à David Pedroso Hennemann and Andre Veiga Trindade.

Today in quarterfinal, they will face the Brazilians Matheus De Avila Simonato and Lucas Cunha, a match within their reach, planned not before 17 p.m. (French time) on center court. But the rest looks set to be tougher: if they qualify, they should find seeded 1, Alvaro Melendez Amaya (81) and Facundo Dominguez (67), for a duel that promises to be much more contested.

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 !