Before the main draws begin this weekend, several French players will have to go through qualifying rounds at three FIP Tour events. While the first matches start this Wednesday in Portugal, qualifying will only begin on Thursday in Italy and Spain.
Porto: Three French pairs aiming for the main draw
Le FIP Silver Mimosa Porto Open will be the first tournament to launch the qualifications, with three French pairs involved.
Enzo Couacaud, partnered with the Spaniard Roger aromi siquier will kick things off this Wednesday against the Spanish César Andrés Palencia et Pablo Andrés Palencia .
Another pair that is 100% French, Sami Iznasni et Raphael Rubio They will also begin their tournament on Wednesday. They will face the British. Alfonso Patacho et Chris Salisbury .
Finally, the recent winners of the FIP Promises Paris in the U16 category, Nathan Perrot et Sacha Huard from La Marre They too will try to secure a place in the main draw. Beneficiaries of a wild card et seeded number 5 in the qualifications They will enter the competition on Thursday against the Portuguese. Henrique Brancal et Pedro Cunha .
Rovato: Benjamin Dufour and Natan Étienne are aiming for the main draw
The qualifications of the FIP Bronze Rovato In Italy, they will begin on Thursday.
The only French pair entered will consist of Benjamin Dufour et Natan Étienne who will face the Italian as soon as they enter the competition Matteo Franceschetti and the Spanish jamie delgado , seeded No. 4 in qualifying.
A challenging first round already for both Frenchmen.
Alicante: Three French pairs in attendance
Same schedule on the side of the FIP Bronze San Juan Alicante , where qualifying will begin on Thursday.
Jeremiah Euphrasia associated with the Cuban Lázaro García will face the Spanish Marcos Crespo et Rodrigo Molina , beneficiaries of a wild-card.
Another tricolor pair, Tom Taieb et Léo Chanut will find the French Maxime Chedorge , associated with the Argentinian Maximiliano Sepulveda , in a French-French duel which will ensure at least one French representative in the second round of qualifications.
The first tickets for the main draws will therefore be up for grabs in the coming days, with several young French players attempting to extend their good momentum on the FIP circuit.
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