Le  FIP Tour  continues this week on two fronts for the French team. Between the  FIP Gold Abidjan  and the  FIP Silver Giulianova Several French athletes were on the track, with a strong performance on the men's side in Ivory Coast and more complicated days in Italy.

Guichard and Geens put in a great performance in Abidjan

The day's outstanding performance came from  Dylan Guichard  et  Clement Geens . Second seed of the  FIP Gold of Abidjan The Frenchman and the Belgian dominated  Anton Sans / Gustavo Nunes , seeded 6, with a score of  7 / 5 6 / 2 .

A  A big victory, and in style!  facing two top players on the circuit. After a close first set, Guichard and Geens clearly took control in the second set to secure their place in the  last square .

In the semi-finals, the challenge will be enormous as they will face the number 1 seed.  Javi Garrido / Lucas Bergamini A very tough opponent, but also a great opportunity to test oneself against one of the strongest pairs in the tournament.

In the ladies,  Steffi Merah  and the Portuguese  Constança Gorito  had a very difficult start to the competition against the number 1 seed,  Noa Cánovas / María Eulalia Rodríguez Abajo A logical defeat  6 / 3 6 / 1  facing a solid pair who reached the final last week at  FIP Silver of Narbonne .

Huard / Perrot and Marquet / Pelt stopped at Giulianova

Au  FIP Silver Giulianova The French men's team did not manage to get past the round of 16.

The young pair of  My Center Palavas House ,  Sacha Huard De La Marre / Nathan Perrot , a lucky loser in the draw, had a big challenge against the Argentinians  Luciano Capra / Facundo López , seeded 4th. Defeat  6 / 1 6 / 4 , but an interesting second set against a world-class pair.

On their side,  Raphael Marquet  and the Luxembourger  Clement Pelt , who came through the qualifiers, could not find a solution against the Dutch  Meijer / Nolten They bow down  6 / 1 6 / 1 , after a good week nonetheless to reach the main draw.

Godallier/Valenzuela out, Bahurel and Sirgant expected on Saturday

In the women's draw, bad news with the withdrawal of  Léa Godallier  et  Daiara Valenzuela  before their first match. The Franco-Argentine pair were scheduled to face the Italians  Deborah Cruciani / Micaela Moroni but will ultimately not play in the match.

There will still be two French women to watch on Saturday in Giulianova.

 Louise Bahurel , fresh from winning her first FIP ​​tournament, will be associated with  Ivet Val Lopez They will challenge the 7th seed.  María Portillo Pérez / Carmen Castillon , with the goal of reaching the quarter-finals.

We will also follow  Juliette Sirgant , associated with  Fitia Robinson For their opening match in the tournament, they will have a tough game against the 5th seed.  Clarissa Margherita Aima / Camila Fassio Goyeneche .

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 !