This weekend, the club of  Pyramides"  hosts: a men's P1000, an event that has the particularity of mixing players from the French top 20 with lower-ranked partners. A tournament that bridges the gap between the very highest level and those lower in the rankings.

 Unbalanced… but ambitious pairs 

Among the most unexpected tandems, we find  Manuel Vives  (9th French player), who lines up alongside Edwin Menager, 196th in the ranking. An atypical association, like that of  Maxime Moreau  (n°5) who will team up with Johan Seknadje (267th). Same contrast for  Nicolas Rouanet  (18th), associated with Benjamin Akoun, ranked above 900th place.

Another unique duo:  Jerome Inzerillo  (15th French) is involved with Laurent Miquelard, a former professional tennis player who participated in the US Open in 1994, while the well-known Spaniard  Andres Britos  will be on the dance floor with Richard Orlinski, the great French sculptor and musician. These so-called "hybrid" pairs allow intermediate-level players to experience a high-level game and test their skills against the best French pairs.

 A common practice 

This phenomenon of  hybrid pairs  has become a practice  increasingly common in French tournaments , and not only in the amateur categories. We see it for example this week with  Cyril Hanouna , which evolves to  P1000 of Padel Arena  alongside Aitor Garcia , a well-known Spanish player on the circuit.

Cyril Hanouna / Aitor Garcia: to try to make a move Padel Arena

This kind of association, between a lower-ranked player and another much higher-ranked one, is not isolated.  Even in big P1000 or even P1500 tournaments , these surprising duos are multiplying.

Far from being an anomaly,  These pairs often offer a great opportunity  for the lower ranked player: not only does it allow him to sometimes go directly to the final table , without going through the qualifications, but it is also a real  progression lever . A bit like playing with his  coach , this allows you to raise your level of play, gain in rhythm, tactical reading and management of key moments

 Favorites to watch out for 

As for the favorites, the No. 1 seed is Yanis Muesser and Olivier Guy de Chamisso, a solid duo. At No. 2, we find Adrien Maigret and Thomas Mitjana.

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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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