The main draw of the Sète P1500 tournament begins this Saturday with the entry of the eight seeded players. While several pairs arrive as favorites, the depth of the field suggests a very open tournament, where each round could hold its share of surprises.   

The upper part of the painting under the gaze of Couturier / Dumoulin

Number 2 seeds,  Tom Couturier  et  Arthaud Dumoulin  will launch their tournament against the winners of the duel between  Robin Petitdidier / Tristan Brechemier  et  Thibault Verdier / Nicolas Boutier .

If they qualify, they could face the No. 6 seeds in the quarter-finals  Jules Mary  et  Julien Motz who will first have to overcome the obstacle of the winner of  Alexandre Toppin / Louis Jover  salary.  Pierre and Lucien Samitier A quarter-final between the No. 2 and No. 6 seeds thus seems likely.

In this same half of the draw, the No. 4 seeds  Guilhem Perez Le Tiec  et  Jeremy Garcia  will start against the winner of  Pierre Joule / Robin Houssain  against the qualified teams.

They could then cross paths with the No. 8 seeds  Sami Iznasni  et  Raphael Rubio , opposed to the winner of  Slevin Pasanau / Aaron Demontis  face  Thibaud Pech / Benoît Théard .

Ayuso / Raichman expected in the lower half

The tournament favorites,  Quentin Ayuso  et  Philemon Raichman The number 1 seeds will enter the competition against the winner of the match between  David Soleirol / Mattis Perrot  et  Lilian Fouré / Loïc Le Panse .

If successful, they could reach the quarter-finals  Guillaume Ledrap  et  Eliot Deknuydt , the No. 7 seeds, who will enter the competition against the winners of  Dimitri Contout / Maxime Forcin  face  Téo Larrue / Robin Roux .

In the last quarter of the draw, the No. 5 seeds  Timeo Fonteny  et  Nicolas Molinero  will begin against the winners of  Kevin Guguin / Valentin Toussaint  salary.  Florian Armand / Romain Vial .

They could then face the No. 3 seeds  Norman Sanchez  et  Morgan Mannarino who will first have to eliminate the winners of  Dimitri Contout / Maxime Forcin  salary.  Téo Larrue / Robin Roux A quarter-final between the No. 3 and No. 5 seeds would be one of the most anticipated matches of the day.

High-level semi-finals ahead

If the hierarchy is respected, the final four could offer two great matches:

  •  Quentin Ayuso / Philémon Raichman (TS1)  salary.  Guilhem Perez Le Tiec / Jérémy Garcia (TS4)  ;
  •  Tom Couturier / Arthaud Dumoulin (TS2)  salary.  Norman Sanchez / Morgan Mannarino (TS3) .

But several outsiders will have their say, in particular  Timéo Fonteny / Nicolas Molinero ,  Jules Marie / Julien Motz ,  Guillaume Ledrap / Eliot Deknuydt  or,  Sami Iznasni / Raphaël Rubio , all capable of disrupting the hierarchy.

A decisive day

The first round of 32 matches will begin as soon as  9 h , before the entry of the eight seeded players starting from  12 h The quarter-finals are scheduled to begin from  17 h with the four places for the semi-finals of this P1500 in Sète up for grabs. Padel Club.

Maceo ZERHAT

Maceo Zerhat discovered padel in 2020 in Savigny-sur-Clairis, Burgundy. He contributed to the club's expansion by bringing his energy and curiosity. Padel Magazinehe transmits his Padel"mania" by skillfully bouncing on all the latest news about your favorite sport!