This week's FIP tour is not going well for all French people.  Si  Yoan Boronad and Adrien Maigret  managed to snatch their qualification with difficulty, other French players have already packed their bags, notably  Bastien Blanqué and Benjamin Tison , prematurely eliminated in Portugal.

Maigret/Boronad: Deadly Fear in Jersey

Engaged in the  FIP Bronze Jersey , Adrien Maigret and Yoan Boronad experienced a  extremely tense first round  facing the premises  Salisbury/Harris . After leading by a break in the first set, the French  lost their advantage to lose 7/5 . Same thing in the second: trailing 6/5, they save  two match points , snatch the set in the tie-break and  turn the tide in the deciding set 6/2. 

But a big scare came at 5/2 in the 3rd:  Yoan Boronad slips and injures his left shoulder.  According to our information, the young player of the  My Center Academy  will still hold his place for the next round against  Bernal/Zurita  (TS7).

Vives resumes smoothly, Ligi solid

Good news for the pair, however.  Julien Seurin / Manuel Vives , which imposed itself without trembling in the face of  Biron/Mouimen  :  6 / 4 6 / 4 An encouraging recovery for  Manuel Vives , back on the circuit after injury.

In women,  Fiona Ligi  easily qualified for the next round with the Dutch  Maaike Betz . Clear score:  6 / 0 6 / 0 .

Difficult conditions in Portimao

The side of  Portugal , the playing conditions clearly penalized the French.  FIP Silver of Portimao ,  Tison/Blanqué  were beaten  6 / 3 6 / 4  by a Spanish pair from the qualifiers.  “Very complicated conditions,”  according to the players' echoes, which did not allow the tricolors to express their best padel. Finally,  Nicolas Rouanet  lost in three sets with  Isaac huysveld  2/6 6/3 3/6.

 Camille Sireix and Mélissa Martin  committed to  Portimao on the FIP Bronze  bowed at the entrance  6 / 3 6 / 2 .

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!

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