Le P1000 of Liévin, played from April 18 to 20, 2025 within the complex 4Padel, crowned a beautiful pair: Paul Forichon et Lilian Foure. Having already produced solid performances in their previous tournaments together, the two players this time found the right formula to go for their first joint title, thanks to a convincing victory in the final against Paul Dornberger et Guillaume Ledrap : 6 / 1 6 / 4.

A build-up throughout the weekend

Their journey to the title was not a long, quiet river. quarterfinal, they overcame the pair Crane / Fabre in a close match (7/6 4/6 6/4), before making a superb comeback in semi final face Dumoulin / CouturierTrailing 6/1, Forichon and Fouré reversed the trend to finally win. 1/6 7/6 6/3.

In the final, they delivered their most controlled match of the tournament. Facing Dornberger and Ledrap, semi-finalists of Garcia / Gortzounian At the end of an intense three-set match, the Forichon/Fouré pair imposed their game. A quick first set (6/1), followed by a second, better contested but perfectly managed (6/4), allows them to conclude a tournament won with panache.

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An expected victory, a confirmed progression

This was the third tournament together for Paul Forichon and Lilian Fouré. After frustrating defeats against solid pairs, Lozano / Perez Le Tiec at P1500 in Bordeaux, then Groll / Garcia At the P2000 in Lyon, the two players were able to capitalize on their shared experience to reach a new level.

To Paul Forichon, it is also about his second P1000 title this year, after the one played in January alongside Charles Gortzounian à Padel Campus Arena, his club.

Charles Gortzounian and Paul Forichon win the Open Padel Campus Arena!
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 !

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