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 Rivas The 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  18 hrs , on the  track 2 Facing  Pastor / Rivas The 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.