The French are in good shape this week in the various tournaments FIPSeveral French pairs have qualified for the quarterfinals, with solid performances in both the men's and women's brackets. Here's a roundup.

FIP Bronze Nola (Italy)

Thomas Vanbauce, partnered for the first time with the Italian Riccardo Sinicropi, continues its good momentum. Seeded 5, the pair won against Andrea Mangiante / Ignacio Miguel Corbo (6/4 6/1), then against Umberto Prezioso / Antonio Tricarico (6/2 6/3). This Saturday, they will meet the seed 4 Ferran Insa Sotillo / Roger Aromi Siquier, a match that promises to be very contested from 18h30 on the Enzo Lauri court.

The other nice surprise comes from Thomas Seux and Nathan CourrinThe French first eliminated Pirrotta / Antoniazzi (6/4 6/3), before putting in a great performance by eliminating the 3rd seed, Iacovino / Di Giovanni (4/6 6/4 6/2). In the quarter-finals, they will challenge the Jake Bewley / Samuel Jones (TS7) on the Maxifer court from 18:30 p.m.

For the ladies, the adventure ends for Cassandra Senjean and Manon Marcarie, beaten in the last 1 by seed 8 Pozuelo / Guimet (8/6 2/6).

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FIP Bronze Gothenburg (Sweden): Guichard and Cuello confirm

The duo Dylan Guichard / Dylan Cuello continues its run without a hitch. After an initial victory against Osorio / Peña (6/4 6/1), the Franco-Argentinians dominated the locals Govik / Nordström (7/5 6/3). They will play their quarter-final this Saturday against the Portuguese Diogo Jesus / Pedro Graca (TS6), on court 14 in the second 15 p.m. rotation.

Romain Sichez and Bilal Duprat, who came out of qualifying, resisted well but lost in the second round against Graca / Jesus (6/1 7/5).

In women, Camille Sireix and her partner Rosalie van der Hoek, seeded 2, begin their tournament in the quarter-finals against Maria Rasmussen and Baharak Soleymani from 15 p.m. on court 3.

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FIP Silver Cyprus

Maxime Joris, in duet with the Spaniard Guillem Figuerola (TS9), showed solid performance against the Italians Bonnefoy / Giovannini (6/4 6/3), then against the Dutch Hannema / Schoonus (6/3 6/4). They will face the 10th seed in the quarter-finals Agustin Reca / Alvaro Lopez Luque at 16:30 p.m. (French time) on court 1.

Bastien Blanqué and Johan Bergeron (TS2) also continue. After a victory against Bernard / Pelt (6/2 6/1), then against Granados / Romans (6/4 6/3), they will play their quarter-final against the seed 5 Manuel Castaño Salguero / Nicolas Suescun, just after Joris's match.

In the ladies, Steffi Merah and Melissa Martin lost in the last 1 against Andrejszki / Garcia (8/6 4/7), despite a good first round.

However, Charlotte Soubrié and Louise Bahurel continue the adventure after their success against Zaccagnini / Gallego (6/3 7/6). They will play in the quarter-finals against TS8 Molinilla / Sanchez Perez at 14 p.m. (French time) on court 1.

Carla Toully and her current Spanish partner Ana Dominguez (TS2) easily dominated their 1/8th against Sluzhiteleva / Chamli (6/0 6/2). They will face TS7 Betz / Kurz following the Bahurel match.

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FIP Bronze Johannesburg: Fontaine and Landais also in the quarter-finals

Finally, in Johannesburg, the French Landais and Fontaine reached the quarter-finals after a strong performance. They will face second-seeded Meireles/Caiano this Saturday for a place in the last four.

The French team is well represented at all levels this weekend. Watch closely, as several of them can hope to reach the final four or even better!

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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 !

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