La France continues its journey at the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto This Monday, August 24th. After the qualifying rounds of Louise Bahurel / Lucile Pothier et Yoan Boronad / Timéo Fonteny For the quarter-finals, two new French pairs will enter the competition.
Steffi Merah / Charlotte Soubrié and Bastien Blanqué / Dylan Guichard will be on the track from 17 hrs , with two round of 16 matches that are well within their reach on paper.
Merah / Soubrié open the French program at 17pm
The French women's national team is expected to take to the track for the first time today. Steffi Merah and Charlotte Soubrié , seeded 8th, will face the Kosovars Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj .
The meeting is scheduled for 17h on court 3 .
On paper, the French women will start as favorites and will try to join Pothier / Bahurel in the quarter-finals. For their first match of the competition, the main objective will be to avoid the trap and quickly find their rhythm.
Blanqué / Guichard in quick succession
Right after the women's match, it will be the turn of Bastien Blanque and Dylan Guichard to launch their tournament.
La seeded 5 will face the Monegasques Nicolas Fedoroff / Noah Minioni who had to go through the first round to reach these round of 16 matches. The match is also scheduled on the short 3 , in the wake of the Merah / Soubrié match.
On paper, Les Bleus will once again be favorites. With a Dylan Guichard now in the world's Top 100 and the experience of Bastien Blanqué The objective will be to join Boronad/Fonteny in the quarter-finals and to start getting closer to the medal matches.
The French program this Monday
17am – Court 3:
Steffi Merah / Charlotte Soubrié (TS8) vs Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj
In the aftermath – Court 3:
Bastien Blanqué / Dylan Guichard (TS5) vs Nicolas Fedoroff / Noah Minioni
Two matches to try and continue the flawless French in Taranto and place four French pairs in the quarter-finals of these Mediterranean Games.
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