No d'feat for Camille Sireix and Louise Bahurel. Facing the number 4 seed in the qualifiers this Sunday, the Tricolores have suffered the law of the experienced Sara Pujals Perez (36 years old, 69e in the FIP ranking) and the young Spanish hopeful Marina Calvo Santamaria (16 years old, and already 104e world).

Maneuvered and cornered in defense

Maneuvered by their opponents from the first games, the Sireix/Bahurel pair gets broken from the start. The Spanish are cornering them in defense and are making a perfect transition in attack. They are exploiting the Tricolores' positioning errors, forcing them to constantly slide. At 2/0 against them, Sireix and Bahurel try to raise their heads and stick back from 15/40 to 40A. Short-lived hope: Pujals/Santamaria re-establishes the foundations of its game and resumes its undermining work. The games go by and end in an logic 6/0.

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A hard-fought game with plenty of opportunities

The second set started better for the two French women, who tighten the entry gamee. Camille Sireix makes her speak natural power, and Louise Bahurel struggles in defense. Broken after leading in the first game, losing the second after having obtained two break points, the Tricolores manage to open their meter on the Sireix service. A little more consistent and trying to get back into the net as soon as possible, they nevertheless failed to establish a balance with Pujals/Santamaria, whose the undermining work continues : 3/1, then soon 5/1. Despite a final game in which Sireix/Bahurel fought hard, the miracle did not happen: 6/0 6/1 for the 4th seed of these "previas".

Predictably, this result will necessarily serve Camille Sireix and Louise Bahurel, who will have had the merit of remaining volunteers against a dominant team. As for Sara Pujals Perez and Marina Calvo Santamaria, we will find them again tomorrow in the main board of this Greenweez Paris Major.

Sirieix-Bahurel Sara Pujals Perez Marina Calvo Santamaria
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Frederic Theulé

Not a day goes by without a line… of padel court! For a few years now, Frédéric has decided to devote himself to his lifelong passion: the little yellow ball and its merciless world. Addict, did you say addict?

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