This Wednesday, the French number 1 Benjamin Tison entered the Human Padel Toulouse Open with his Spanish teammate Victor Mena. Despite a first set won, the Franco-Spanish pair was stopped by Belluati / Leal.

The Franco-Spanish pair was off to a good start

Benjamin's objective was to take care of his entry into Toulouse. From the first games, the tone is set. Victor Mena and Benjamin Tison impose their rhythm and manage to destabilize Javier Leal and Juan Cruz Belluati. Pushed by the public, the Franco-Spanish pair chained spectacular points and quickly broke their opponents. Several times, Tison and Mena have the opportunity to close the set, but the Spanish-Argentinian pair backtracks in the puntos de oro. Leal and Belluati end up giving up the first set after another disputed game, this time won by Tison and Mena. Advantage for the Franco-Spanish pair 6/3.

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Reverse dynamics

In the second round, Leal and Belluati arrive with more desire. Again in this set, winning his service game becomes a difficult task. The Franco-Spanish pair are more unruly and put themselves in danger. Confidence has changed sides, this time Belluati and Leal win the decisive points and break in turn. The second set turns to the advantage of the Hispano-Argentinian pair. Despite some sparks from the Tison/Mena duo, Juan Belluati and Javier Leal return to one set everywhere.

It is a game of chess which starts in the deciding round. On both sides, the nerves are tense. But once again it is the Franco-Spanish pair that cracks first. After losing their service game, Tison and Mena redouble their efforts to come back. Belluati and Leal are unfazed in defense and disgust their opponents on the puntos de oro. Benjamin Tison and Victor Mena are no longer there and are cracking up again. The task then seems impossible for the French number 1 and the Spaniard. Juan Belluati and Javier Leal did not flinch and won in 1h41 3/6 6/3 6/2.

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The Last Dance on the WPT for Benjamin Tison?

Benjamin Tison will never have known the 1/8th finals on the World Padel Tour. It was "perhaps" the last time that we saw the number 1 tricolor tread the famous blue pista of the international circuit. For the moment we do not know what name and what form will take the association of the two circuits between the WPT and the Premier Padel, so difficult to speak of the last according to him: “We don't know when it's going to be redeemed and I know that Victor (Mena) wants to do a few, so the last one is not sure“, develops the French number 1.

Benjamin returns from 5 weeks of injury, on several occasions, he shone with in particular a magnificent point at the exit of the track. Despite the defeat, the tricolor is satisfied with his return to the level: “I spiked well, volleyed well, in the end they no longer lobbed me. Today for someone coming back from injury, playing at home, I'm frustrated but I think I played very well“, believes Benjamin Tison.

Vincent Gallie

A fan of oval football, round ball but also racket sports, he was stung by the padel during his adolescence in Galicia. As comfortable in front of the camera as behind a microphone, Vince will be able to bring his vision and expertise as a fan of the little yellow ball.

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