On Senior European Championships in pairs end in style for the men! After a great week in Valencia, two French male pairs confirmed the good dynamic by winning two gold medals this Saturday morning.

Forcin and Maigret are European champions in the over-35 age group

On Maxime Forcin and Adrien Maigret (seeded 3) have achieved a big parcours in the category + 35 yearsAfter a close semi-final where they had to come back from a set down, the two players concluded in style by beating Danes Mads Thunoe Laudrup and Marc Andreas Møller (ts8) on the score of 6 / 2 6 / 3.

The Danes, who defeated the number 1 seed in the semi-finals, were powerless against the power and consistency of the French duo. A deserved title for Forcin and Maigret.

Mannarino and Sanchez in gold in +40 years

Morgan Mannarino and Norman Sanchez have confirmed their status as seeded 1 by imposing itself in final +40 years against the Italians Marcelo Federico Capitani / Emanuele Fanti (ts4), on the score of 7 / 6 6 / 2.

The French delivered a flawless week, losing no sets and dominating in particular the Spanish Carlos Alberto Marco / Luis Lechuga in the semi-finals. In the final, they used their experience and complementarity to win a superb continental title.

Two gold medals before the team final

These two victories give the French delegation a nice dose of confidence before the team final, planned for 15h.
The matches can be followed live on the FIP YouTube channel.

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 !