This Sunday morning, two French pairs competed in the FIP Silver semi-finals in Europe : Carla Touly / Ana Dominguez à Bristol et Jessica Ginier / Lucile Pothier à Rome.

Touly and Dominguez lose in Bristol

Seeded 1 of the FIP Silver R3 Bullpadel Cup de Bristol, Carla Touly (82) and the Spanish Ana Dominguez (76) faced the Spanish pair this morning Monica Gomez Rivas (79) et Camila Fassio (94), seeded No. 3.

On paper, the encounter promised to be close, and it was, but in the end it was the Spanish women who were able to better manage key moments, imposing 7 / 6 6 / 4A disappointment for the Franco-Spanish player, who could have hoped for better given her status in this tournament.

Good news all the same: We will find Carla Touly and Ana Dominguez again next week on the FIP Silver Cyprus, with the ambition to bounce back quickly.

Ginier and Pothier stopped in Rome

À Rome, within the framework of FIP Silver Mediolanum Padel Cup, Jessica Ginier et Lucile Pothier were doing their return to the international circuit. Opposed to the Italians Elsa Terranova and Camilla Livioni, seeded 2, the French started their match well by winning the first set.

But the locals were able to reverse the trend to finally win in three sets: 6/7 6/3 6/4. Despite the defeat, this semi-final remains a promising result for the tricolor duo.

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 !