There will be one French in the round of XNUMX Gijon P2, and it is the pair Franco-Dutch, Philémon Raichman / Menno Nolten, who achieved the great performance of the day by beating the tournament's 7th seed, the pair mexico-argentina, Arredondo / Gayone, in two sets 6 / 3 6 / 4.

Calm and efficient since the start of the competition, Raichman / Nolten, seeded 2 in qualifying, delivered a solid performance to secure a second round spot in a P2 without trembling. Of course, this victory must be put into perspective against a ranked pair 186th and 167th worldwide, a level sometimes equivalent to certain tables of FIP Bronze. Nevertheless, the pair Franco-Dutch was able to seize the opportunities to collect valuable points in this tournament Premier Padel.

Raichman / Nolten on fire: a Gijón P2 quarter-final in their sights!
Paris Premier Padel 2024

The adventure is far from over. In the next round, the forces will be balanced, even slightly in favor of Raichman / Nolten, who will face a pair Spanish composed of the giant Paul Pastor and young Samuel RivasThe latter beat, at the end of a tight match, the pair French Vanbauce / Wagner in three sets 4/6 6/1 6/3.

With three consecutive victories and no sets conceded, Raichman and Nolten arrive with full confidence. They know they have a great opportunity to reach the quarter-finals, where a duel against Tolito and Alfonso could wait for them.

Like today, Raichman and Nolten will play in the last rotation, around 18h, on the track 2Facing Pastor / RivasThe meeting will be broadcast live on the channel YouTube of Premier 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.