France continues its  flawless performance at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto After the qualifying rounds  Louise Bahurel / Lucile Pothier  et  Yoan Boronad / Timéo Fonteny  Sunday,  Steffi Merah / Charlotte Soubrié  et  Bastien Blanqué / Dylan Guichard  have in turn secured their place in the quarter-finals this Monday.

Balance sheet:  Four French pairs entered, four still in the running  in the male and female categories.

Merah / Soubrié and Blanqué / Guichard without flinching

For their entry into the competition,  Steffi Merah and Charlotte Soubrié (TS8)  perfectly lived up to their status against Kosovo  Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj The French women prevail.  6 / 1 6 / 1  and join Pothier / Bahurel in the quarter-finals.

Equal effectiveness in men for  Bastien Blanqué / Dylan Guichard (TS5) Opposed to the Monegasques  Nicolas Fedoroff / Noah Minioni The French team quickly took control of the match and secured the victory.  6 / 2 6 / 2 .

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With these two victories, France therefore retains  his four pairs in the medal race .

Pothier / Bahurel facing Orsi / Marchetti

This Tuesday, August 25th, the level will clearly rise a notch.

 Lucile Pothier / Louise Bahurel (TS6)  will face the Italians  Giorgia Marchetti / Carolina Orsi (TS4) with a place in the semi-finals at stake. The match is scheduled  not before 17pm on court 2 .

A big test for the French women against an Italian pair who are among the main contenders for the podium.

The challenge will be significant. Orsi and Marchetti are among the leading figures in the Italian national team and had notably won  gold at the European Games in Krakow in 2023 .

For Pothier / Bahurel, who had perfectly launched their tournament against the Egyptians, this will therefore be a real first test against one of the main pairs in contention for the podium.

Fonteny / Boronad versus the Deus brothers

Another poster to watch:  Timéo Fonteny / Yoan Boronad (TS8)  will be pitted against the Portuguese  Nuno and Miguel Deus (TS4) .

The quarter-final is scheduled for the  central court , following the women's match scheduled to start at 17pm.

After their success  6 / 4 6 / 4  For their entry into the competition, the two young Frenchmen will this time face a Portuguese pair who are much more experienced on the international stage.

The Deus brothers are among the main dark horses in the competition and arrive with solid international experience. They were notably part of the Portuguese national team.  European vice-champion in 2025 .

France is therefore still  in full force in Taranto , but the first real tests are coming.  Two French quarter-finals are scheduled for Tuesday, with the final four and medals already starting to get closer. 

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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