Pablo Lima and Franco Stupaczuk created a small surprise in Toulouse by dominating Paquito Navarro and Martin Di Nenno in the semi-finals.
In a hotly contested first set, Franco and Pablo were rewarded for their audacity in the tie-break. In the second round, it was Paquito and Martin who raised their level. Behind an omnipresent Di Nenno, they seemed perfectly set for a “remontada”.
But they had run out of gas in the engine, especially Paquito, clearly dull after the last night's marathon. The third set was finally largely dominated by the Argentinian and the Brazilian, who seemed much fresher on the track.
Carlos Pozzoni's players therefore won 7/6 3/6 6/1 and they will play their second final of the season tomorrow, after the one played in Brussels.
As in Belgium, Stupa and Lima will find facing them Lebron and Galan. Will they be able to take their revenge against numbers 1 who have been jostled over the past two days?