First day of the main tournament for the FIP Bronze Ireland with French players out and about. One of the matches that attracted attention this Friday, November 14th in Limerick was the all-French clash between Nicolas Rouanet and Bastien Blanqué against the pair composed of Guy de Chamisso and Adrien MaigretThis duel ultimately did not take place as they were declared the winners after their opponents forfeited.

Rouanet and Blanqué frustrated

On his Instagram account, Nicolas Rouanet explained that this withdrawal was due The "several very frustrating factors"and that he and his partner were not “unable to return to the field today“The world number 228 promises he will give more explanations tomorrow with…”transparency". Guy de Chamisso (541e) and Adrien Maigret (373rd) therefore advance to the round of 16 without playing. They will try to do better than at the FIP Platinium in Lyon a month ago, where they were eliminated at this stage of the competition. They will face the Italians Juan Manuel Lasgoity and Santino Giuliani in the next round.

A difficult Friday for the French

Two other Frenchmen were paired up for this first round of the main draw. Johan Peloux (1601st ranked player in the world, just 16 years old) and Guillaume Ledrap (1406th) unfortunately could do nothing against the Swedes Albin Olsson and Daniel Windahl, seeded number 5 (lost 6-3, 6-2). The two French players, who came through qualifying (having advanced three rounds), nevertheless learned a great deal during these few days in Ireland and leave with their heads held high. Both are just starting out on the world circuit and still need to gain experience at this level.

Rafael Marquet (584th) and his partner Mark Sanchez (2362e) were subject to Spanish law Sergio Nieto and Ferran GonzalezHaving been given a second chance despite their qualifying defeat, the Franco-Spanish pair saw their run end in the first round of the Irish FIP Bronze (6-2, 6-3 loss). The duo will therefore not equal their best performance of the year, achieved last August when they reached the round of 8 in Jerzey.

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