A promising start for the French involved in  FIP Silver Dubai Between controlled victories, a match closer than expected and a big surprise on the first day, the Emirati tournament has already kicked off the hostilities.

A warm-up for Godallier / Marchetti, the TS1 is out of the gate!

After their round of 16 match  Riyadh P1  and 100 FIP points earned,  Léa Godallier  et  Giorgia Marchetti  are present at the round of 16 of the Dubai tournament.

La  seeded 5  He didn't hold back against the Belgian.  Babette De Decker  (320th) and the Spanish  Maria Martinez  (542nd), with a swift victory  6 / 0, 6 / 1 In the round of 16, they will face the  tenth pair  of the tournament, the Spanish  Monica gomez  (69e) and  Claudia Escacena  (88th). Two tough players, but Léa and Giorgia remain favorites on paper.

The biggest surprise of this first day remains the defeat of the pair  Canovas / Rodriguez ,  seed 1,  beaten by  Daiara Valenzuela  (77e) and  Nika Sluzhitelzva  (149e)  0/6, 6/4, 6/3.  Argentina will face their partner in the round of 16.  FIP Platinum of Marseille , with whom she had reached the semi-finals: the Brazilian  Raquel Piltcher  (85th), who is playing here alongside  Daria Kucheriavaia  (273e).

Godallier Marchetti at P1 in Riyadh

Leygue / Deus ready for the round of 16

After a hard-fought but lost match against  Goenaga / Goñi  in three sets in the first round of the  Riyadh P1 ,  Thomas Leygue  et  Nuno deus  will be present for the round of 16 for their  third tournament   together A slightly closer match than expected against the qualified Iranian pair  Roghani / Shahi , but a victory in two sets,  6/4, 6/3. 

The Franco-Portuguese pair will challenge the winner of the round of 32 match between the Spanish and the Spanish.  Castro / Dorta  to the Italian-Spanish pair  Calvo / Suescun .

It should be noted that, if Thomas Leygue and Nuno Deus win their round of 16 match, they could face the formidable number 1 seed.  Bergamini  /  Garrido , in the quarter-finals. A potentially big match in sight.

Touly on the track in the early evening

 Carla Toully  (77th) will enter the track alongside  Camila Fassio  (68th) around 17:30 PM (French time). They will face the Italian  Marianela Montesi  (129th) and the Spanish  Valeria Atencia  (128th). A match well within Carla and Camila's reach.

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