The week continues on the  FIP Tour  for several French players involved in  Italy  and  Philippines After a generally successful first round,  five French people  are still in contention and are preparing to compete in their  round of XNUMX With challenging matches and interesting opportunities, the day looks set to be important for the rest of their tournament.

Courrin and Seux face a big test in Syracuse

Au  FIP Bronze of Siracusa ,  Nathan Courrin and Thomas Seux  They made a perfect start to their tournament by dominating the Spanish.  José Montalbán Martin  et  Antonio Alamillo Alcaide  on the score of  7 / 6 6 / 2 .

The next round, however, promises to be much tougher. The French team will face the  seed n ° 3 , made of  Mario Huete (67th in the world)  and  Marco Cassetta (88th) A duel against two very talented and well-known players on the FIP circuit.

Steffi Merah expected to face the No. 3 seed

Always at  SIRACUSA ,  Steffi Merah , associated with the Spanish  Maria Delgado She too made a successful entry into the competition.

The Franco-Spanish pair prevailed.  7 / 5 6 / 3  facing the Portuguese  Clarinha Santos  and the Spanish  Paula Ferrán , a solid success that allows them to reach the  round of XNUMX .

The challenge will be significant in the next round: Merah and Delgado will face the  seed n ° 3 , made of  Patricia Martínez (67th)  et  Marta Arellano (65th minute) A meeting is planned.  Saturday at 10h00 facing one of the strongest pairs in the draw.

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A great opportunity for Senjean and Marcarie in Manila

The side of  Manila Silver FIP ,  Cassandra Senjean and Manon Marcarie  have had direct access to  round of XNUMX  after the  lump sum  from their Spanish opponents  Cristina Carrascosa  et  Patricia López , initially seeded No. 6 in the tournament.

The French women will therefore face each other in the next round.  Hiu Wai Lau (260th in the world)  et  N. Narkprasert On paper, the match appears more open for the French pair.

The objective will be clear: to take advantage of this opportunity to try to rally the  quarter-finals  and continue their journey in the Philippine tournament.

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With  five Frenchmen still in contention  Between Italy and the Philippines, the round of 16 could allow French padel to continue its progress on the  FIP Tour The challenge now is to transform these initial victories into deeper runs in the tournament.

Maceo ZERHAT

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