The qualifications of the  FIP Silver Narbonne  delivered their verdict this Thursday, with four pairs qualifying for the main draw and three pairs receiving repechage spots.  lucky losers  after several withdrawals in the final draw.

 The big deal by François Authier and Pierre Vincent 

The performance of the day goes to Lyon.  François Authier and Pierre Vincent Facing the second seeded team from qualifying, the Swiss  Philip Orloff and Kilian Jordan The French turned the situation around after losing the first set to win.  4/6 6/1 6/3 .

A victory of character that opens the doors to the main draw and confirms the good momentum of the duo.

In the first round of the main draw, Authier and Vincent will face another French pair:  Julien Biron and Thomas Seux , with a place in the round of 16 against  Timéo Fonteny and Yoan Boronad , seeded 10.

 Other qualified 

The pair made up of the Belgian  Maxime Deloyer  and Polish  Jerzy Janowicz  also secured his place by dominating the Spanish team.  Saul Duran Heras and Eric Romano  in two sets:  7 / 5 6 / 1 .

They will be opposed from the outset to  Thomas Vanbauce and Philemon Raichman before a possible round of 16 match against  Franco Dal Bianco and Maxi Maldonado , seeded 6.

Finally, the Argentinian  Relis Ferreyra  and the Spanish  Mario Rodriguez Marcos , the top seed in qualifying, qualified without playing after the withdrawal of  Ludovic Cancel and Charles Gortzounian They will face the Swiss in the first round.  Philip Orloff and Kilian Jordan , themselves having been brought back as lucky losers.

The last qualifying spot went to  Alvaro Sola Sala and Rafael Marquet , winners of  Nicolas Trancart and Hugo Cazaban  in three rounds ( 1/6 6/3 6/3 They will meet again in the first round  Arthur Hugounenq and Yanis Muesser .

 Three lucky losers in the main draw 

The withdrawals recorded in the final bracket allowed three teams eliminated in qualifying to continue the competition:

  •  Ludovic Cancel / Charles Gortzounian  join the main draw and will challenge  Manuel Vives and Olivier Guy de Chamisso  in the first round.
  •  Saul Duran Heras / Eric Romano  inherit a tough first round against  Benjamin Tison and Ferran Insa , 8th seeded.
  •  Philip Orloff / Kilian Jordan  are given a second chance and will directly face the qualifiers  Relis Ferreyra and Mario Rodriguez Marcos .

With these final adjustments, the final table of  FIP Silver Narbonne  is now complete and promises many more French clashes and great opportunities for the French team.

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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 !