Philemon Raichman will be the only French player present in the main board du Gijon P2. Associated with the Dutch Menno Nolten, he continued two consecutive victories during the tournament qualifications Premier Padel. Although they were favourites in their part of the draw and seeded n ° 2, the pair Franco-Dutch confirmed his status by securing a place in a main board of a tournament Premier Padel.

If this tournament takes place in a particular context, Raichman is the only Frenchman to have known benefit to reach this level of competition.

Vanbauce and Wagner fail in qualifications

The French pair Thomas Vanbauce / Simon Wagner failed to make it through qualifying, losing in two sets (6 / 2 6 / 2) in front of Mariano Agustín González San Martín / Juan Zamora Pérez during the small final. A disappointment for the #3 seeded, who were among the favorites in their table.

Collombon and Martinez start on Wednesday

In the ladies, Alix Collombon and Araceli Martinez will start their tournament this Wednesday February 26th with an first round affordable but tricky facing a pair they know well: Arruabarrena / Rufo. The match is scheduled for third rotation from 9am (about midi French time) on the short 2.

In case of victory, Collombon / Martinez will face the seed n ° 8, Jessica Castelló / Zazu Osoro. A duel where there could be a opportunity to seize, Castelló and Osoro not being at their best since the start of the season.

Update: Vanbauce / Wagner, lucky loser, and will therefore play a first round in the main draw.

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Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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