Padel is now fully getting down to business at Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games For this first appearance of the discipline as a medal sport in the competition, France presents four pairs in the women's and men's draws: Louise Bahurel / Lucile Pothier, Steffi Merah / Charlotte Soubrié, Yoan Boronad / Timéo Fonteny and Bastien Blanqué / Dylan Guichard .
The four French duos benefit from seeded status and are directly qualified for the round of 16.
Bahurel / Pothier and Boronad / Fonteny are on the program for Sunday
The first Frenchmen to enter the track will be Louise Bahurel and Lucile Pothier , seeded 6. They will play Sunday, August 23rd on court 2, not before 17 p.m. facing the winners of the match between the Egyptians El Nimr / Hakim and the Greeks Malamou / Ntanou .
A little later, it will be the turn of Yoan Boronad and Timéo Fonteny , seeded 8th. The two young French players will play on court 3 , in the match following the women's game scheduled to start at 17 p.m. They will face the Egyptians Mohamed Aboulkassem / Mohammad Nasr .
Merah/Soubrie then Blanqué/Guichard on Monday
Two other French pairs will begin their competition monday 24 august .
Steffi Merah and Charlotte Soubrié The eighth seed in the women's draw will face the Kosovars Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj The meeting is scheduled. on court 3 from 17pm .
They will be followed on this same court by Bastien Blanque and Dylan Guichard The French number 5 seed is still waiting to find out her opponent: she will face the winners of the duel Muedini / Serjani – Fedoroff / Minioni .
France will thus launch its quest for the first medals in padel history at the Mediterranean Games with four pairs and three draws to be contested , since the mixed competition also completes the program in Taranto.
The entire competition can be followed free live on Eurovision Sport , the main broadcaster of padel during these Mediterranean Games. The platform plans to cover the tournament until the finals on Friday, August 28.
Follow the padel matches of the Mediterranean Games on Eurovision Sport
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