Le  the very last male P1500 in history  enters its final four  4PADEL Orléans-Fleury In a particularly strong draw, the top seeds generally lived up to expectations, but one pair managed to shake up the hierarchy:  Lucas Potel / Natan Étienne .

After releasing the  TS4 Mannarino / Sanchez  In the round of 16, they repeated their success in the quarterfinals, dominating by a large margin.  Julien Motz / Jules Marie (TS5) .

Potel / Étienne, the big upset of the tournament

Their journey had already taken on a new dimension in the round of 16. Facing  Morgan Mannarino / Norman Sanchez (TS4) Potel and Étienne had caused a surprise by winning  6 / 3 7 / 6 .

But they didn't stop there.

In the quarter-finals, facing  Julien Motz / Jules Marie (TS5) We could have expected another big fight. But that wasn't the case:  6/2 6/1 in just 47 minutes .

Potel and Étienne delivered a complete performance from start to finish, displaying great aggression and a real ability to quickly take control of the rallies. On the other side,  Motz and Marie completely missed the point , with many unforced errors and two players who struggled a lot as the match went on.

After successively eliminating the  seeds 4 and 5 Potel / Étienne are now the surprise pair of this final four.

Filho/Gortzounian will be their next obstacle

In the semi-final, the challenge will be even greater as they will face  Clément Filho / Charles Gortzounian (TS2) .

The favorites secured their place in the final four by dominating  Marc-Édouard Chavey / Roger Arumi-Siquier (TS8) 6/4 7/6 .

On paper, Filho/Gortzounian will start as favorites, but after two strong consecutive performances,  Potel and Étienne have shown that they can clearly beat the higher-ranked pairs. .

Vincent/Bayard still going strong

In the lower part of the table,  Pierre Vincent / Damien Bayard (TS1)  They also continue on their way.

The favorites dominated their quarter-final against  Paul Dornberger / Mathis Dupont-Brimbeuf (TS7)  with a win  6 / 4 6 / 1 .

They will meet again in the semi-finals  Quentin Ayuso / Maxime Forcin (TS3) They also maintained their position by keeping out  Paul Forichon / Ludovic Cancel (TS6)   6 / 3 6 / 4 .

We will therefore find  three of the top four seeds in the semi-finals accompanied by the surprise pairing of Potel / Étienne.

Events  Sunday from 9:30 p.m. , live on  Padel MagTV To follow the two semi-finals:

  •  Clément Filho / Charles Gortzounian (TS2) vs Lucas Potel / Natan Étienne 
  •  Pierre Vincent / Damien Bayard (TS1) vs Quentin Ayuso / Maxime Forcin (TS3) 

Two places in the final are up for grabs, with the added bonus of the chance to make history by becoming  the latest winners of a men's P1500 .

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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