The pair  Franco-Spanish  made of  Léa Godallier  et  Sandra Bellver  managed to pass the first round of the  Qatar Major  against the Spanish-Italian team  Alba Gallardo / Carlotta Casali A close match in three sets:  4/6 6/3 6/2 .

However, not everything was simple.  Godallier / Bellver  had to  mentally remobilize  after the logical loss of the first set. On paper, their opponents were nevertheless  lower ranked . But the Spanish and French were able to find the resources to reverse the trend, before  assert oneself more calmly  in the last round.

Their performance remains however  halftone  : the two players still seem to be  search on the track , alternating between very good and more messy phases of play. Their  offensive play , in particular, lacks sharpness, which could pose a problem against more solid opponents.

A big challenge against Caldera / Goenaga

For their  round of 16 ,  Godallier / Bellver  will face the number 10 seed:  Bea Caldera / Carmen Goenaga . A meeting where she will have  everything to gain . After passing this  first round important for points and for morale , they can now play  released , in a role of outsiders .

This match is scheduled  today in 4th rotation , either towards  19:30 a.m. local time (18:30 p.m. French time) . The opportunity for the two players to try a shot, to  to do violence  and to impose their  offensive phases .

Alix Collombon enters the competition in the 16th round

Another French player involved in this  Qatar Major ,  Alix Collombon  will make its debut today. As  15th seed  alongside Araceli Martinez , she benefited from a  bye to the first round .

They will face the Spanish pair for their entry into the competition  Maria Eulalia Rodriguez Abajo / Raquel Eugenio Barrera ,  2nd rotation , either towards  16:30 a.m. local time (15:30 p.m. French time) .

As always, the matches are to be followed  live on the YouTube channel of Premier Padel .

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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