After a generally successful Friday, many French athletes will be back on the slopes this Saturday on the  FIP Tour Several French players will be playing for a place in the quarter-finals, with particularly tough challenges in Portugal and Italy.

 Porto: Guichard, Godallier and Bahurel are aiming for the quarter-finals 

Au  FIP Silver of Porto ,  Dylan Guichard  et  Clement Geens , seeded 3, will try to confirm their quick start after their victory  6 / 0 6 / 0  in the first round. They will face the Spanish.  Lucas Mañero and Samuel Rivas  in the round of 16.

If successful, they could reach the quarterfinals.  Enzo Couacaud and Roger Aromi provided they pull off an upset against the 8th seed  Victor Tur / Agustin Reca The two matches are scheduled for the second part of the morning, before a possible quarter-final starting from  18:30 .

 Thomas Seux and Louis Jover  They, for their part, will face a big test against the 5th seed.  Ramiro Pereyra / Juan Zamora The match is scheduled for two players ranked around the world's top 125.  not before 11:30 p.m. .

In the ladies,  Léa Godallier and Daiara Valenzuela , seeded 4rd, will meet  Sandra Gamez and Maria Martinez  from  9:30 If they win, they will play their quarter-final starting from  16:30 .

Same schedule for  Louise Bahurel and Ivet Val Lopez , opposed to the seed 2  Noemi Aguilar / Letizia Manquillo A big challenge for the Frenchwoman after her perfectly controlled first round.

Finally  Steffi Merah and Mafalda Fernandes  will try to take down the 5th seed  Ana Nogueira / Camila Fassio Again, qualifying for the quarter-finals could offer them a second match in the same day.

 Rovato: Several major tests for the French team 

Au  FIP Bronze from Rovato ,  Benjamin Dufour and Natan Étienne  will have the most difficult task. After coming through qualifying and winning their first round, the two French players will face the number 1 seed.  Antonio Fernandez / Pedro Melendez Amaya , in the 2nd rotation at 10am on the central court.

 Manuel Vives and Olivier Guy de Chamisso The seventh-seeded team will face the Italians.  Emiliano Martin Iriart and Mauro Agustin Salandro Their match is scheduled for the second rotation at 10am on court 4.

A little later, starting from  13 hrs ,  Bastien Blanqué and Arthur Hugounenq  (TS8) will face the Italians  Matteo Quatrana and Matteo Greco The French will start as favorites, but must avoid getting caught up in a trap game.

In the ladies,  Kimy Barla and Oriana Meza The 10th seeded team will make their tournament debut against the Italians.  Chiara Di Pasquale and Erika Di Muzio  from  10 hrs .

 Alicante: Seurin and Touly in search of a quarter-final 

Au  FIP Bronze San Juan Alicante ,  Julien Seurin and Albert Trillas , seeded 5, will face  Pedro Alonso and Asier Martinez Lopez  in the round of 16. The match is scheduled as the second match on track 2, after the first match scheduled for  9:45 .

If they win, they will play again in the evening, their quarter-final being scheduled  not before 18:30 p.m. .

In the ladies,  Carla Touly and Xenia Clasca , seeded 2rd, will meet  Susana Martin Marin and Mar Munera Vila  with some local  10 hrs , in second rotation on track 6.

After their success  6 / 0 6 / 1  In the first round, the Frenchwoman and her partner will have the opportunity to confirm their status and join the quarter-finals in the process.

 Lelystad: Jules Marie wants to extend the adventure 

In the Nederlands,  Jules Marie and Maxime Deloyer  they remain on a real battle won  7/5 6/7 7/6  facing Robin Sietsma and Nikander Damianos. After turning the tables in the first round, they will now try to continue their run in the round of 16 against the 2nd seeds  Prins / De Kroon.  Match not scheduled before 13pm on center court.

 Camille Sireix  She will, for her part, make her entry into the tournament alongside the Dutchwoman  Tess De Vocht The 5th seed will face the local pair  Judith Van Kessel / Joyce Nouws with the aim of reaching the quarter-finals. Match scheduled for the second rotation at 10am on court 5.

Between the expected favorites, the young up-and-coming players and the pairs coming through qualifying, this Saturday could allow several French players to reach the final four of the various tournaments.

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 !