P1000 Cèdres Castres quarter-finals have booked two very big surprises this Saturday, with the elimination of the seeded 1 and seeded 4 . Result: The picture has been completely reshaped. before semi-finals that look very open.
Arette Hourquet / Larrue defeat the number 1 seed
The first big deal of the day is signed Arette Hourquet / Larrue who treated themselves to top seed Ayuso / Toppin in the quarter-finals.
A huge performance facing the tournament favorites, which allows this pair to reach the final four and completely overtake the top of the draw.
They will find in semi final la 3rd seed, Gourre / Potel who themselves lived up to expectations by prevailing against Samitier brothers .
Cuilhe/Dulac, the other sensation of the day
The other major upset of these quarterfinals came from Rémi Cuilhe et Florent Dulac , authors of a superb run in this tournament.
Already heartthrobs in eighth finals de Houssain / Chavey , the two Tarbes natives struck even harder this time by eliminating the 4th seed Verdier / Trancart at the end of a huge battle: 7/6 2/6 6/3 .
Florent Dulac aggressive, Rémi Cuilhe ultra-solid
In this quarter, Florent Dulac delivered a very strong performance, showing very aggressive and particularly dangerous in attacking phases.
By his side, Rémi Cuilhe brought a great deal stability and consistency , with a very clean match overall.
The first set is hung, but they tip it over. tie-breaker .
In the second one, Verdier / Trancart set the record straight and assert their status with a 6/2 more authoritarian.
But in the third set, the match turned around again.
While Verdier / Trancart had managed to break away, Thibaut Verdier gradually begins to lose focus during the match, making a series of unforced errors.
Opposite, Cuilhé is increasingly gaining the upper hand which allows the people of Tarbes to unbreak And then resume the opponent's serve immediately to go and achieve this landmark victory.
A first semi-final in P1000 for the two Tarbes players
With this success, Rémi Cuilhe et Florent Dulac simply offer themselves their first P1000 semi-final .
A superb performance for this pair number 13 , which has achieved so far a superb tournament .
And their adventure may not be over yet.
An all-Tarbes semi-final in sight
In the semi-finals, Cuilhe / Dulac will find another Tarbes resident: Hugo Cazaban , associated to Raphael Rubio .
La seeded 2 secured his place in the semi-finals after his quarter-final victory against Théo Barthe / Arthur Hugounenq .
A promising poster, with, of course, a particular scent .
See you Sunday morning
semi-finals will take place Sunday from 10 p.m. and will be followed directly on Padel MagTV .
With the field now very open, Everything still seems possible in Castres .
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