The French championships of padel 2018 starts in two days at Toulouse Padel Club.

We will know the ladies and gentlemen tables on Thursday at the end of the day.

The players are expected to arrive during Thursday to be all present at the big presentation meeting by the French Tennis Federation.

Collombon / Ginier: The big favorites of the competition

Among the ladies, the great favorite pair of the competition Alix Collombon and Jessica Ginier were to be champions of France unless a gigantic surprise. This year, together, they have never lost and most often win their games very comfortably. They are on their way to a second consecutive coronation during the France.

Especially since Laura Clergue, vice-champion of France in padel 2017 will not be in France this year.

3 pairs for one place

Among men, the competition looks harsher with 3 pairs who apply for the final victory. The one who seems favorite is the Parisian pair, Adrien Maigret and Benjamin Tison.

Slightly in poor shape for a few weeks, we feel that the Parisians are playing their best level again with a final at Fox last week and a victory at Padel Horizon this weekend. We will have a careful eye on Adrien's right elbow. As we know, he was in pain all the month of August. it seems to be getting better. We keep our fingers crossed to make it operational on D-Day.

Bastien Blanqué and Johan Bergeron are the current French champions of padel. They have shown that they can beat the best. But they have also shown some irregularities throughout the season. What faces will they show at these championships? This past month has been very instructive on their fitness. Looks like they've gotten back to business very seriously with reference matches for 2 months.

Robin Haziza and Jérémy Scatena will also be very dangerous in this tournament. As we know, their association dates from the first steps of man on the moon. They were several times champions of France of padel, they have experience of big games. But, it is Jérémy Scatena who worries with his injured knee. Will he be able to present himself at 100% of his means? If so, there is no doubt the southern pair could regain their throne.

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.