French players are present all over the world this week on the FIP circuit, with contrasting performances during the first rounds of the tournament.

 FIP Gold Portugal (Paredes): Collombon continues on its path 

The French number 1  Alix Collombon (27) , associated with the Spanish  Araceli Martinez (27) , continues his tournament perfectly by winning  6 / 0 6 / 2  in the round of 155 against Natalia Molinilla Paniagua (138) and Ana Cristina Sanchez Perez (XNUMX).
The task looks a little more complicated in the quarter-finals, however, where they will face the  TS6 Ana Catarina Nogueira (34) / Martina Fassio Goyeneche (55) .  Meet at 11am (French time) on the FIBROMADE court .

 FIP Silver Valencia (Spain): no more French in the running among men 

On the male side, the  France no longer has a representative , all the tricolors having been stopped in  Round of 16 .

  •  Jérémy Scatena (284) and Roger Aromi Siquier (ESP, 135)  bow to the TS10  Nacho Moragues Moltò (154) / Marc Sintes Villalonga (159)  :  6 / 3 6 / 1 .
  •  Arthur Hugounenq (273) and Thomas Seux (412)  fall against  Albin Olsson (195) and Douglas Rutgersson (275)  :  7 / 5 6 / 4 .
  •  Yoan Boronad (264) and Timéo Fonteny (218)  can't get rid of the TS6  Alejandro Calvo Perez (294) / Jose Solano Marmolejo (62)  :  6 / 3 6 / 4 .
  •  Kamel Mouimen (874) and Miguel Melero Bernal (ESP, 185)  suffered a heavy defeat against the lucky losers of the qualifications  Pablo Cuesta Gomez (588) and Joel Rubio Moreno (797)  :  6 / 0 6 / 1 .

In the ladies,  Léa Godallier (58) / Sandra Bellver (ESP, 52)  continue their journey after a victory  6 / 0 6 / 4  salary.  Paula Gil Aguilar (524) and Daniela Valiente Escrich (317) .
They will challenge in the eighth  Claudia Escacena Montero (124) and Paula Ferran Diaz (605)   from 10am on court 6 .

However,  Amélie Detriviere (215) / Gema Flores Saucedo (ESP, 205)  et  Cassandra Senjean (255) / Manon Marcarie (255)  did not pass the qualifying stage.

 FIP Bronze Sweden (Gothenburg): great opportunities for the French 

 At men's 

  •  Johan Bergeron (121) and Bastien Blanqué (112)  (TS2)  withdrew from the tournament .
  •  Philémon Raichman (256) and Menno Nolten (NED, 256)  pass in  8e  after their success  6 / 3 6 / 4  against the Dutch  Tygho Schoonus (348) and Nicolas Van Betuw (452) . They will play against  Linus Isaksson (797) and Erik Nordström (797) , from the qualifications,  in first rotation of 9am on the central court .
  •  Nicolas Rouanet (288) and Pierre Vincent (280)  continue after a  6 / 4 6 / 4  facing a wild card  Pablo Figueroa (708) / Johan Fors (503) . They will face in the eighth  Adam Axelsson (162) and Simon Vasquez (116) (TS3)  en  next of the Raichman / Nolten match .
  •  Derek Gerson (396) and Vasileios Sioulis (GRE, 325)  go directly to  8e  thanks to the forfeit of their opponents. They will face  Max Sjovall (228) and Antonio Alamillo Alcaide (674)  en  2nd rotation of 9am on court 14  to try to qualify for the quarter-finals.
  •  Rafael Marquet (1310) and Kevin Chan (SWE, 1826)  failed to pass the qualifications.

 In the ladies 

  •  Carla Touly (85) and Ana Dominguez (ESP, 79) (TS2)  will start directly in  8e , benefiting from a  bye to the first round . They will play against  Lisa Andersson (941) and Hanna Borjeson (941) (SWE)  en  3nd rotation of 9am on court 15 .
  •  Louise Bahurel (183) and Martina Minett (FIN, 346)  also directly access the  8e . They will face  Patricia Manglano Perez (941) and Paula Torres Fluxà (941)  en  3nd rotation of 9am on court 13 .
  •  Steffi Merah (271) and Mélissa Martin (209)  reach the  quarters without  having played! Benefiting from a  bye in the 16th and the forfeit of their opponents in the 8th .  Their opponents in the quarter finals are not yet known. .
  •  Marianne Vandaele (247) and Gaelle Rey (SUI, 307)  bow in  16e  against the Danes  Simone Alipieva (524) and Julia Isabella Wiese (346)  :  6 / 3 7 / 6 .

Note that  Harold Bernard (797) , partnered with Luxembourger Clément Pelt (1826), lost in the 16th final of the FIP Silver Egypt against wild card Omar Makhlouf and Wagdy Raslan with a score of 6/3 6/2.

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 !