French women continue to show themselves on the  FIP Tour . If  Camille Sireix  et  Laura Buteau  stopped in the quarter-finals at  FIP Bronze Chieti ,  Carla Toully  et  Steffi Merah  continue their journey. The two French players will be in the semi-finals, respectively in  Belfast  and  Baku .

Touly/Bellver confirm in Belfast

Au  FIP Silver Belfast ,  Carla Toully  and the Spanish  Sandra Bellver  continue their run without losing a single set. After a swift start against  Carmen Ibáñez / Coral Alvarez , won  6 / 0 6 / 0 The fourth seed confirmed their form in the quarter-finals.

Opposed to  Nora Leinus / Alise Cernecka Touly and Bellver had to tighten their game in the first set before cruising in the second: victory  7 / 5 6 / 0 .

A solid performance that sends them to the semi-finals, where they will face a tough opponent: the number 2 seed.  Marina Lobo / Claudia Escacena Montero A real test, but also a great opportunity for the Franco-Spanish pair to reach the final on this  FIP Silver .

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Merah and Gorito take their revenge in Baku

Good news also at  FIP Bronze Baku , with the qualification of  Steffi Merah  for the semi-finals. Partnered with the Portuguese  Constança Gorito The Frenchwoman had made a perfect start to her tournament against the Georgians.  Benidze / Sitatashvili , with a clear victory  6 / 1 6 / 1 .

In the quarter-finals, the Franco-Portuguese pair confirmed their form against the 5th seed,  Kutuzova / Petrova , by imposing  6 / 4 6 / 2 A great victory, especially since Merah had lost to the same pair two months ago in China.

This time, they found the solutions and are continuing their journey. In the semi-final, they will face the number 2 seed.  Ribeiro / Andrejszki On paper, the match looks solid, but there is clearly room to reach the final.

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The journey ends for Sireix and Buteau in Chieti

Au  FIP Bronze Chieti The two French women still involved were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

 Camille Sireix associated with the Dutch  Tess De Vocht had started her tournament well against the Italians  Cecilia Pattacini / Elena Schiattelli , with a victory  7 / 5 6 / 0 But in the quarter-finals, the fourth seed lost to  Arteaga Vilches / Gomez Blasquez , seeded 7, with a score of  6/2 1/6 6/3 A three-set match, with a real reaction in the second set, but not enough to take the lead.

For its part,  Laura Buteau  and the Spanish  Teresa Casero De La Casa  had overturned their round of 16 match against  Leire Uriarte Medina / Victoria Cabrera Goterris ,  2/6 6/2 6/2 In the quarter-finals, the challenge was greater against the number 2 seed.  Baldi / Varo Ramos , with a defeat  6 / 1 6 / 4 .

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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