A match that was not easy for the French number 1 and her partner, who had difficulty against Lucile Pothier et Charlotte Soubrié. Alix Collombon and Araceli Martinez easily won the first set 6/1, after having had to fight in the second round, finally won 6/4.

A level of difference

In the first set, the level gap seemed too great for Lucile Pothier and Charlotte Soubrié to be able to try anything. Alix and Araceli were well established in their game, destabilizing their opponents. Lucile Pothier and Charlotte Soubrié may be very good defenders On the French circuit (and even FIP), they had a lot of trouble warding off the blows of the Franco-Spanish pair.

Unsurprisingly, the first set therefore turned to the advantage of Araceli Martinez and Alix Collombon, 6/1, despite a first surge of pride from the Soubrié / Pothier pair who won their first game at the end of the round.

A battle of lionesses

However, in the second set, the trend reversed and the Pothier / Soubrié duo seemed to find solutions against Alix and Araceli. Even if Lucile and Charlotte conceded breaks, they caught up in the following game, greatly annoying their opponents. This rebellion greatly frustrated the young Martinez, who made many more mistakes.

Moreover, the highest ranked teams committed the most unforced errors: 30 for Alix and Araceli and only 25 for Lucile and Charlotte. Finally, the match is played, in particular, on the number of winners : 30 for Collombon / Martinez, 15 for Soubrié / Pothier.

Charlotte Soubrié and Lucile Pothier were far from unworthy in this game but Araceli Martinez and Alix Collombon never gave up, giving them this victory... and the second round!

For their next match, probably on Wednesday, Alix and Araceli will play against Carolina Orsi and Nuria Rodriguez.

Last match at the Greenweez Paris Major with the entry into the competition of the last French players of the day: Bastien Blanqué et Johan Bergeron :

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Gwenaelle Souyri

It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.

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