There is still no French defeat in these European Championships of padel seniors organized at Valencia, SpainWhether in the women's or men's competition, the Blues are performing well and confirming their excellent start to the competition in the nations event.

The ladies fly over their group

In the women's competition, France did not leave no sets in Portugal, winning 5-0 with impressive authority.

The results :

  • Nathalie Mancion / Catherine Bignotti fight Sandra Farrajota / Raquel Magalhães : 6/2 6/0
  • Emmelien Lambregts / Alexandra Fouquet fight Bárbara Corte-Real / Filipa Caldeira : 6/3 6/4
  • Catherine Lalanne / Amélie Detrivière fight Susana Dias / Cristina Correia : 6/0 6/0
  • Marie Lefevre / Julie Pécastaing fight Andreia Florêncio / Ana Guedes : 6/2 6/0
  • Charlotte Soubrié / Deborah Alquier fight Joana Figueirôa / Inês de Macedo : 6/3 6/0

Thanks to this resounding victory, The French women finish at the top of their group and will benefit from a day off before the semi-finals since France is second in the tournament and there were 6 groups.
They will face either Sweden or Belgium, to try to get their ticket to the grand finale.

Group B women's veterans
European Senior Championships in Valencia: France puts on a show

The men are strong against Germany

For the men, the same scenario: 5-0 victory against Germany, despite sometimes more closely contested matches.

The results :

  • Olivier Launo / Jean-Marc Lagloire fight Axel Held / Patrick Krämer : 6/4 1/6 7/6
  • Christophe Henry / Nicolas Kischkewitz fight Helge Capell / Mike Henning : 6/2 6/3
  • Arnaud Clément / Julien Datcharry fight Stefan Jaudschus / Ralph Grambow : 6/4 3/6 6/3
  • Morgan Mannarino / Norman Sanchez fight Fabian Schmidt / Clinton Thomson : 6/4 6/2
  • Adrien Maigret / Maxime Forcin fight Daniel Lingen / Tim Jaeger : 6/4 7/5

With this new success, France completes its Group B without conceding a single defeat.

Next challenge: Denmark Euro

Next challenge: Denmark

The men of the French delegation will play their quarter-final against Denmark, winner of Group F. A tenacious Danish team, who narrowly escaped defeat against Ireland in their last match.
On paper, it's France will start as favorite, with its depth of squad and experience. The duel is scheduled this Thursday at 16 p.m..

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.