Alix Collombon / Nicole Traviesa passes the first round of Cascais Padel Master and it doesn't even make the headlines anymore! Shame on us ! In reality, this is proof that the Frenchwoman has passed an important milestone lately and that seeing her at this level of the competition is neither a coincidence, nor a “huge thing".

The Franco-Spanish pair have clearly become a regular at the 8th of the World Padel Tour. Difficult to realize, but the landing is indeed there. In the main draw, even more than the previous rounds, climbing the ranks becomes almost impossible. If getting to the main draw is very complicated, staying there and even better passing laps, is even more so.

In this first round against the Spanish pair Alicia Blanco Rojo / Beatriz Caldera Sánchez, both 31st players in the world, we expected a very balanced match on paper. Yet Collombon / Traviesa won their match in 2 sets 6/2 6/4. A rather serene score… And deserved!

This is the 7th 8th final this year for Collombon / Traviesa. All the records have fallen for the Frenchwoman compared to last year. During the Madrid Master, the Franco-Spanish pair had already made a great 8th final. We are entitled to a 3rd 8th in a row. This is why, wrongly, we no longer make headlines for the slightest of her victories in the first rounds of the professional padel circuit.

In Cascais, next match against Marrero / Ortega. Undeniably, there is still a way to go for Alix and Nicole to beat the world cream. But we observe that each month, the scores become tighter. A year back, we had the right to net scores and without appeal. Things have changed since.

This weekend, Alix Collombon at the French Open padel in Toulouse, showed a certain modesty when talking about the very best players in the world. We want to tell her to be much less so, because she seems armed to bring down the top players in the world.

Next round: Tomorrow morning against the Spanish Marta Marrero and Marta Ortega. Go girls !

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.

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