We witnessed a exceptional show in the men's competition, with a completely crazy end to the day. The victory of Adrien Maigret and Jérôme Inzerillo against Nathan Courrin and Thomas Seux, in three sets (6/7 7/6 6/1), left its mark. The 3rd seed, already tested in the previous round against Muesser/Ayuso in a marathon match concluded in the tie-break of the third set (7/6 5/7 7/6), had to draw on its resources to win.

In the upper part of the table, the seed 2, Guichard/Bergeron, will start as the big favorite against Maigret/Inzerillo. The question remains whether the latter will be able to deliver their best padel after giving so much this Saturday. Jérôme Inzerillo, although courageous, seemed to play on a wire for a good part of the match. For his part, Adrien Maigret continues to surprise: when we thought he was running out of steam, he took control, dominating the court and keeping his team going until the end. He was undoubtedly the MVP of the match. As for Courrin/Seux, the pair can have regrets, especially in the second set, where they were unable to exploit the few weaknesses in their opponents' hands.

In the lower part of the table, the big favorites of the competition, Blanqué and Leygue, had to work hard to overcome the Lozano/Perez Le Tiec pair, who put on an explosive game.

Finally, the seed 7, Forcin/Rouanet, created a (very small!) surprise by reaching the semi-finals. They gave themselves a convincing victory against the conquerors of the seed 4, Mena/De Meyer : Auradou/Dupont Brimbeuf: 7/6 6/0. Forcin/Rouanet will have nothing to lose against the reigning French champions, Blanqué and Leygue.

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.