Yoan Boronad / Jérémy Robert  They leave the Alpine Paris Major in the first round, but the two young Frenchmen can have some regrets. Invited thanks to a  wild card They seriously disrupted  Juan Ignacio Rubini / Ignacio Piotto ranked 64th and 48th in the world respectively, before losing  7 / 5 6 / 4 .

On paper, the challenge seemed daunting. On the track, the gap was much less obvious.

Boronad and Robert move within one point of winning the first set.

A few minutes after the enormous performance of  Timéo Fonteny / Nacho Moragues Boronad / Robert also enter perfectly into their encounter, carried by an audience totally won over to their cause.

 Yoan Boronad  He delivered a particularly strong performance. Very solid from the baseline, precise with his lobs, and capable of maintaining perfect rallies, the Frenchman showed no signs of inhibition. Alongside him,  Jeremy Robert  He also starts very strongly and puts a lot of pressure on with his attacking play.

On the other side, Rubini/Piotto are struggling to break free and are making some inaccuracies. The French take advantage, find a gap, and find themselves at  5/4, serve to follow for the set .

They even get  a set point The opportunity is there, but they are unable to seize it.

This is the first turning point of the match. Rubini and Piotto tighten their game at the perfect moment, break back, and immediately regain their confidence. From there, the Argentinians capitalize.  three consecutive games  to completely turn the sleeve inside out and pocket it  7/5 .

The first set leaves its mark

Naturally, coming within one point of taking a set from a pair of this level before losing it hurts.

Boronad/Robert were immediately broken at the start of the second set. They managed to break back once, but then lost their serve again in quick succession.

The French continue to hang on, but without regaining the same control as at the start of the match.  Jérémy Robert is rushing more sometimes tries to finish points too quickly and gets penalized on the counter.

Rubini/Piotto, for their part, used their experience to better control the important moments and maintained their advantage until the end:  6/4 .

Some regrets, but a performance that counts.

Disappointment is inevitably present for  Boronad / Robert Because there was real potential to do much more in this match. That set point at 5-4 in the first set could have completely changed the course of the game.

But the performance remains very encouraging. Against two ranked players  64th and 48th in the world The two young French players played without any inhibitions and showed that they could maintain this level.

 Boronad, in particular, delivered a very solid performance. while Robert has proven that he can put pressure on players ranked much higher in the world rankings.

The wild card therefore does not automatically translate into qualification for the next round, but  Boronad and Robert leave Roland-Garros with regrets, certainly, but also with many positive things to take away. .

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 !

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