In parallel with the  FIP Bronze Marnes Several French players were also involved this week in international tournaments.  FIP Tour , with a good start on the side of the  FIP Bronze Oeiras  in Portugal and from  FIP Silver London .

 Colombon starts well with Sharifova 

Au  FIP Bronze Oeiras ,  Alix Collombon The French number one, was playing her first tournament with her new partner, the Russian  Ksenia Sharifova .

The two players made a perfect start to their partnership with a solid victory against  Maria Garin  et  Lucia Dionisio Laureano  :  7 / 5 6 / 2 .

In the round of 16, they will face the Spanish team.  Patricia Roman Aldea  et  Ainhoa ​​Navarro Fernandez .

 Laura Buteau qualifies for the round of 16 

Still in Portugal,  Laura Buteau  and the British  Abigail Tordoff  have also qualified for the round of 16.

They are taking advantage of the Portuguese women's abandonment  Bruna Albuquerque Melo  et  Claudia Gaspar  to continue their journey.

The next round looks much tougher as they will face the 4th seed, which consists of  Marta Talavan  et  Sofia Saiz Vallejo .

 Steffi Merah is holding her own in London 

The side of  FIP Silver London ,  Steffi Merah  and the Dutch  Tess de Vocht  have made a perfect start to their tournament.

They asserted themselves authoritatively in the face of  Gabriele Strolytėe  et  Lucy Jones  on the score of  6 / 2 6 / 1 .

In the round of 16, they will face the Spanish number 7 seed:  Eugenia Guimet Bigas  et  Natalia Molinilla Paniagua .

 Carla Touly enters the race 

Still in London,  Carla Toully  will start directly in the round of 16.

Associated with the Spanish  Amanda Lopez Morale The Frenchwoman is seeded 4th in the tournament.

For their opening match, they will face the British  Abby Ombler-Truran  and the Irish woman  Anna Zuka .

 Frustrating defeat for Benjamin Dufour 

At men's,  Benjamin Dufour  and the Romanian  Horia Vladimir Nedelcu  They lost after a very close match.

Opposed to the British  Chris Salisbury  et  Alfonso Patacho They eventually lost in three sets:  4/6 6/4 4/6 .

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !