Several French players were competing in the various tournaments on Friday. FIP Tour with varying degrees of success. Between Italy, Slovenia, the Canary Islands and China, several French players have secured their place in the quarter-finals.
Cruel defeat for Raichman and Couacaud
However, the day ended in disappointment for Philemon Raichman et Enzo Couacaud .
Facing the Italians Matteo Platania and Matteo Sargolini, the Franco-Italians came very close to qualifying but lost after two particularly close tie-breaks: 7 / 6 7 / 6 .
Courrin and Seux continue their wonderful adventure in Palermo
Having already played a tremendous match in the previous round against the No. 7 seed, Nathan Courrin et Thomas Seux continue their journey to FIP Silver Palermo .
The French team secured a commanding victory against the Italians Matteo Rosignana and Simone Vaccari with a score of 6 / 1 7 / 6 Another solid victory that opens the door to the quarter-finals.
They will meet up with the Italians there. Giuseppe Fino and Juan Manuel Lasgoity , with the ambition of continuing their very successful week in Sicily.
Guichard and Geens are present
The tournament's number 4 seed, Dylan Guichard and the Belgian Clement Geens have perfectly lived up to their reputation.
Facing Alex Tur Checa and Thiago Gasparin, they emerged victorious. 6 / 4 6 / 1 without truly trembling.
In the quarter-finals, the level will rise a notch with a duel against the No. 6 seed, composed of Luis Oliver Artigas and Juan Zamora Perez .
Fonteny and Bergeron/Seurin launch their tournament in Slovenia
Au FIP Bronze Ljubljana , Timeo Fonteny and the Swedish Albin Olsson The No. 3 seeds continue their journey.
After their victory in the first round, they will now try to reach the quarter-finals against the Italians Alessandro Ciaccia and Edoardo Vittorio Galbusera, who came through the qualifiers.
On their side, Johan Bergeron et Julien Seurin Fresh from their FIP Bronze Dakar victory, they left no chance for Moritz Eiersbner and Bohdan Levchuk with a swift win. 6 / 1 6 / 1 .
The two Frenchmen will now face the Poles. Filip Olech and Gabriel Biliński in the round of 16.
Boronad continues in the Canary Islands
Au FIP Bronze Lanzarote , Yoan Boronad continues its positive momentum.
Associated with Spanish Jaume Romera Barcelo , the Frenchman first dominated Fernando Martin Lopez and Rafael Moreno Negrin ( 6 / 2 6 / 3 ) before securing a very impressive victory in the round of 16 against the Spaniards Juan Figueroa Ayala and Javier Eloy Perez Perez: 4/6 6/4 6/2 .
This qualification allows him to reach the quarter-finals, where he will face a beatable pair composed of Abraham Munoz Zurita and Juan Carlos Gutierrez Guerrero .
However, the day was more complicated for the other French players involved on the Spanish island.
Arthur Hugounenq et Louis Jover They were defeated after a hard-fought battle: 6/3 6/7 6/4 .
Same observation for Théo Bergamaschi and his Belgian partner Hamza Berrahou, who were defeated 6 / 2 6 / 0 .
Steffi Merah reaches the quarterfinals
In the ladies, Steffi Merah and the Spanish Maria Delgado Medina The No. 3 seeded team also continue their journey.
After their first-round bye, they dominated Ainhoa Corrales Fernandez and Eva Marcus on the score of 6 / 0 6 / 4 .
They will now face the No. 6 seed, Daniela Portilla Gomez and Martina Vera Cebollero , for a place in the final four.
Louise Bahurel shines in Shanghai
Committed to the FIP Gold Shanghai with the Spanish Ivet Val Lopez , Louise Bahurel has had a perfect tournament so far.
After a brief introduction ( 6 / 0 6 / 0 ), the Franco-Spanish pair repeated their success in the round of 16 with a clear victory 6 / 1 6 / 2 against Yoshino Kushima and Novela Putria.
Seeded No. 7, Bahurel thus reaches the quarterfinals where a huge challenge awaits him against the No. 2 seed, composed of Giorgia Marchetti and Marta Borrero .
A great opportunity for the Frenchwoman to collect some very high FIP points in one of the most competitive tournaments of the week.
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