The week ends in the quarter-finals for  Thomas Leygue  au  FIP Bronze La Nucía Associated with the Chilean  Javier Valdés The Frenchman lost to the 5th seed.  Solano Marmolejo / Pereyra , on the score of  7 / 5 6 / 2 .

A disappointing result, inevitably, for the Franco-Chilean pair, seeded third in the tournament, who had high hopes for this draw. Facing two players ranked around the world's top 120,  Leygue / Valdés  They clearly had the tools to go for something better.

A good start, but no confirmation

The tournament had started well, though. For their opening match,  Thomas Leygue  et  Javier Valdés  had dominated a pair who had come through qualifying.  Lucas De La Rosa Brotons / David Gomez Fernandez , with a clear victory  6 / 1 6 / 2 .

A controlled first match, which suggested that the pair could gain momentum in this  FIP Bronze But in the quarter-finals, the task proved too great. After a close first set, which he lost...  7/5 Leygue and Valdés then lost more significantly in the second set,  6/2 .

Leygue still searching for consistency

For  Thomas Leygue This defeat confirms a still inconsistent period. The Frenchman shows flashes of brilliance, but still struggles to maintain that level of performance over time.

We had seen him recently at  Bordeaux P2 where he had put in a strong performance in the first round of qualifying against  Teo Zapata / Adrian Naranjo Martinez , before then bowing out against a very solid pair, but one that could have been within his reach. Same scenario at  La Nucía  : a good start to the tournament, then a frustrating defeat against a team against which he could have hoped for better.

The level is there in bursts, but there is still a lack of consistency to fully rediscover his best padel.  Thomas Leygue  will need to quickly regain consistency if it wants to resume its forward progress.

Steffi Merah starts strong in Baku

Good news, however, on the other hand, from the  FIP Bronze Baku Where  Steffi Merah  got her tournament off to a perfect start. Partnered with the Portuguese  Constança Gorito The Frenchwoman won comfortably against the Georgians.  Benidze / Sitatashvili  on the score of  6 / 1 6 / 1 .

A strong start for the Franco-Portuguese pair, seeded 3rd, who have reached the quarterfinals. They will face the 5th seed there.  Kutuzova / Petrova , with a real opportunity to continue his journey in Azerbaijan.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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