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.
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