French players are trying to continue their rise to international level in 2025. Alix Collombon in the ladies and Thomas Leygue Among the men, according to Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, etc.), are the favorites to finish the year as the French number ones in their respective categories. We asked them for their predictions... and you'll see that it's quite interesting.

Here's a detailed analysis of their chances and goals for the end of the year.

Alix Collombon towards a world top 25?

Alix Collombon, current French number one, points around the 30th place worldwide according to the FIP ranking. After a mixed start to 2025, it was able to return to its best level in the last quarter of 2024, notably thanks to its remarkable performance in FIP Finals in Grand Bourg with his Spanish partner Araceli Martínez.

With a string of convincing performances against higher-ranked pairs, she is showing positive momentum. It is therefore realistic to envisage significant progression for Alix Collombon, with possible integration into the world top 25 by the end of 2025.

Key factors in its progress:

  • Regularity in major international tournaments.
  • Experience acquired on the international circuit.
  • Encouraging recent results (return to the top 30 at the end of 2024 after a difficult period).

Can Thomas Leygue reach the top 50?

On the gentlemen's side, Thomas Leygue, currently at the gates of the world top 100 (around the 105th place), is the Frenchman to watch in 2025. A right-handed player with great height (1,88 meters) and excellent ground coverage, he shows steady progress on the professional circuit.

His rise in the rankings is constant, illustrated by his victory in the FIP Star Beau Plan tournament (Mauritius) and several encouraging performances in major international tournaments. According to padel observers, notably Robin Haziza, Leygue has the potential to quickly integrate the world top 50.

However, given the high level of competition on the international circuit, it is reasonable to think that Thomas Leygue could finish the year between the 50th and 70th place in the world, a great performance that would make him the undisputed leader of French men's padel.

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.

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