The first day of the London P1 main draw will be marked by the presence of three French players on the courts of Olympia London. Thomas Leygue will make his main draw debut alongside Clément Geens, Alix Collombon will begin her campaign in the round of 32, while Carla Touly will attempt to secure her qualification for the main draw. 

Thomas Leygue and Clément Geens are one win away from a clash against Augsburger / Lebrón

Having secured his second consecutive qualification for a P1 main draw, Thomas Leygue continues his rise to prominence on the circuit. Premier Padel.

Teaming up with Belgian Clément Geens, the former French number 1 will face  Álvaro Cepero (51st )  and Agustín Torre  (66th) in the round of 32. A far from simple match, but one that could open the doors to a huge challenge.

In the event of a victory, the Franco-Belgian pair would indeed find themselves  Juan Lebrón and Leo Augsburger , third best pair in the world, for a place in the round of 16.

Carla Touly is one match away from qualifying for the main draw

Carla Touly is now just one win away from entering the main draw.

The Frenchwoman and her partner  Lucia Peralta  made a perfect start to their qualifying campaign by eliminating the No. 8 seed,  Carlotta Casali ( 79th)  and Ana Dominguez  (66th), with the decisive score of  6 / 2 6 / 1 .

To secure their place in the main draw, they will now have to deliver another strong performance against the  seed n ° 3 , composed of the Spanish  Lara Arruabarrena  (48th) and the Italian  Giorgia Marchetti  (53rd), former partner of Léa Godallier.

Alix Collombon launches her tournament

Already automatically qualified for the main draw,  Alix Collombon  will start directly in the round of 32.

Alongside  Ksenia Sharifova The French number 1 will face the invited British pair  Catherine Rose ( 97th)  / Aimee Gibson  (101), a wild-card recipient. An opening match that seems manageable on paper, even if the home players will try to cause an upset in front of their fans.

Posters to follow

Beyond the French, several matches will attract particular attention during this first day.

Among them, the duel between  Valentino Libaak / Gonzalo Alfonso  et  Andrés Fernández Lancha / Gonzalo Rubio , two ambitious pairs aiming for a successful run in London.

Another interesting encounter,  Tolito Aguirre / Pablo Garcia  will face  David Gala / Enzo Jensen , While  Alfonso Rodriguez / Juani De Pascual  will be opposed to  Pablo Lijó / Francisco Gil .

A busy day already, which will kick off the very first  London P1 with several Frenchmen determined to extend the adventure on the British tracks.

Maceo ZERHAT

Maceo Zerhat discovered padel in 2020 in Savigny-sur-Clairis, Burgundy. He contributed to the club's expansion by bringing his energy and curiosity. Padel Magazinehe transmits his Padel"mania" by skillfully bouncing on all the latest news about your favorite sport!