Gaël Monfils Will participate in the tournament Padel organized by Padel Club de Lyon on the facilities of Padel Central Lyons.

More than 44 male pairs from all over France will compete for 3 days on the slopes of Padel Central Lyon at Dardilly during a tournament Padel "P500" approved by the French Tennis Federation.

The best French players in the discipline will be present alongside ATP world number 9 Gaël MONFILS. A passionate but nonetheless competitive star Attracted by the spectacular and fun side of padel in perfect harmony with his own qualities, Gaël remains a fierce competitor.

Associated with the double champion of France Robin Haziza, he will aim nothing less than the victory on the tracks Lyonnaises. To achieve his goals he will have to face a very high table where the pair composed of the professional Spanish Aitor GARCIA BASSAS and the number 1 French Justin LOPES will act as a favorite.

3 days of competition for maximum pleasure Open to all FFT licensees, the tournament will take place in 3 phases:

- Pre-qualifying on Friday 3 February from 18h00 to 00h30

- Qualifications on Saturday 4 February from 9h00 to 17h00

- Final table with the first seeded 8 from Saturday afternoon for a final scheduled on Sunday 5 February from 15h00.

- First part of Gael MONFILS: Saturday at 18h00. An optimal and free spectator reception!

From the panoramic mezzanine of the "bikini-bar" overlooking all the tracks, each spectator for whom the entry will be free the 3 days of competition will be able to discover this new sport and to appreciate the high level of practice of the participants.

A wide choice of preparations based on fresh products and worked on site will also be proposed.

Press Contact: Jérôme BECASSET - 06 51 19 68 39 - jerome.becasset@fft.fr

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.