It's been a busy week for the French on the FIP Tour with no less than four international tournaments on the program: a FIP Silver in Portugal and three FIP Bronze au Kazakhstan, Italy et Turkey. Complete overview of the French players involved.

FIP Silver Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal)

On the Portuguese side, Julien Seurin (161) associates with the Spaniard Albert Trillas Garcia (189) in the main draw. Two French pairs will try to get out of the qualifications:

  • Thomas Seux (325) / Nathan Courrin (364)
  • Nicolas Rouanet (280) / Thomas Vanbauce (212)

Among the women, the French delegation is particularly dense:

  • Carla Touly (80) plays alongside the Italian Martina Parmigiani (104)
  • Camille Sireix (141) is associated with the Dutch Bo Luttikhuis (148)
  • Louise Bahurel (157) teams up with the Spanish Ana Fernandez de Osso (145)
  • Charlotte Soubrié (150) / Fiona Ligi (269)
  • Steffi Merah (214) / Melissa Martin (197)
  • Amélie Detriviere (234) / Leire Uriarte Medina (191, ESP)

FIP Bronze Kazakhstan

Only one French pair is entered here, but they look great:

  • Thomas Leygue (91) plays with the Swede Daniel Windahl (128). A new pair to watch closely, they will be seeded 2.

FIP Bronze Agrigento (Italy)

There are two pairs in men:

  • Johan Bergeron (115) / Bastien Blanqué (109)
  • Arthur Hugounenq (256) plays with the Italian Daniele Cattaneo (165)

In the ladies:

  • Lea Godallier (56) is associated with Sandra Bellver (55, ESP)They will be seeded 1.
  • Marie-Amélie Dardaine (216) will team up with Nuria Molina Sanchez (280, ESP).

FIP Bronze Antalya (Türkiye)

Finally in Türkiye, there are still several French people present:

  • Dylan Guichard (135) / Dylan Demian Cuello (194, ARG)
  • Maxime Joris (162) / Guillem Figuerola (148, ESP)
  • Harold Bernard (395) / Clément Pelt (438, LUX)

In qualifications:

  • Rafael Marquet (878) / Ethan Bardo (817, GBR)
  • Victor Choppe (2117) / Romain Sichez (748)
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 !