This week the  FIP Tour  stops in three European cities: Porto Sant'Elpidio (Italy), Westerbork (Netherlands) and Córdoba (Spain). Three tournaments, three atmospheres, but the same objective for the French participants: to pick up precious points in the international ranking.

Porto Sant'Elpidio: a Silver with a Spanish flavor

In the men's competition, three pairs with at least one Frenchman will be on the courts in Italy.

  •  Nicolas Rouanet (n°262) / Isaac Huysveld (n°238, BEL)  leave with the status of  pair n°8 .
  •  Harold Bernard (n°363) / Andrea Bettineschi (n°463, ITA)  appear a little further on, in  16th position .
  • Finally  Kamel Mouimen (n°469) / Rayane Akram Hamou (n°392, ALG)  are listed as  pair n°19 .

The hierarchy is dominated by the Spanish  Victor Ruiz (n°35) and Gonzalo Rubio (n°49) , big favorites, in front  Pol Hernández (n°48) / Guillermo Collado (n°68)  and the pair  Ignacio Piotto (n°65, ARG) / Denis Perino (n°81, ITA) . We count here  two players from the world's top 50 , a guarantee of density.

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In the women's category, the only French representative is  Louise Bahurel (n°133) , associated with the Spanish  Ivet Val Lopez (No. 155) They will leave with the status of  pair n°9 The top of the table is held by  Alba Pérez Momha (n°72) / Lorena Vano (n°84) , before  Giulia Dal Pozzo (n°76) / Anna Ortiz Gascó (n°85)  et  Sara Pujals (n°70) / Karin Hechenberger (n°127) . Here, no Top 50 players are present, but the tournament maintains a good level with  19 pairs entered .

 lla Koek (n°75) / Victoria Kurz (n°104, GER) ,  Stephanie Weterings (n°97, NED) / Tia Norton (n°116, GBR)  et  Bo Luttikhuis (n°112, NED) / Janine Hemmes (n°110, NED)  make up the top three. No names from the world's Top 50 appear in this women's table, which includes  18 pairs .

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Westerbork: an open Bronze Age, ripe for surprises

In the Netherlands, the French delegation is well-stocked.

  •  Julien Seurin (n°161) / Philemon Raichman (n°184)  are  seed n ° 6 .
  •  Manuel Vives (n°249) / Maxime Joris (n°160)  follow them closely as  ts7 .
  •  Rafael Marquet (n°578) / Maximilian Brent (n°772, GBR)  are at the bottom of the table ( n ° 21 ).
  • Finally  Alexandre Brym (n°2202) / Arnaud Jadoul (n°2458, BEL)  will try their luck through the qualifications.

Headlining the bill is the Spaniard  Antonio Fernandez (No. 47)  and his compatriot  Pablo García Rodrigo (No. 85) , clear favorites. They are ahead  Simone Cremona (n°90, ITA) / Dylan Cuello (n°266, ARG)  and the Portuguese pair  Antonio Luque (n°129) / Diogo Jesus (n°178) The tournament counts  a player in the world's top 50 (Fernández) , which leaves the door open to possible surprises.

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In the women's competition, two French pairs will defend their chances.

  •  Camille Sireix (n°140) / Melissa Martin (n°153)  will start as  pair n°9 .
  •  Marie-Amélie Dardaine (n°185) / Noemi Sermant (n°287, BEL)  will be classified  n ° 11 .

The Dutch women  Marcella Koek (n°75) / Victoria Kurz (n°104, GER) ,  Stephanie Weterings (n°97, NED) / Tia Norton (n°116, GBR)  et  Bo Luttikhuis (n°112, NED) / Janine Hemmes (n°110, NED)  make up the top three. No names from the world's Top 50 appear in this women's table, which includes  18 pairs .

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Córdoba: the most challenging plateau

In Spain, the  FIP Silver of Córdoba  displays the densest table of the week.

Among the men, two pairs with French people are present:

  •  Yoan Boronad (n°220) / Timéo Fonteny (n°207) , a 100% tricolor pair classified  n ° 14 .
  •  Arthur Hugounenq (n°244) / Jose Manuel Ortiz Llerena (n°596, ESP) , further down in the table ( n ° 23 ).

There is no shortage of favorites with  Eduardo Alonso (n°15, ESP) / Jairo Bautista (n°21, ESP) ,  Alejandro Ruiz (n°22, ESP) / Agustín Torre (n°40, ARG)  and the duo  Jesús Moya (n°69, ESP) / Aris Patiniotis (n°42, ITA) . This table counts  three players from the world's top 50  (Alonso, Bautista, Ruiz), making it the toughest competition of the weekend.

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In the women's race, two French women will try to make their way.

  •  Amélie Detriviere (n°199) / Ainhoa ​​Navarro (n°206, ESP)   pair n°15 .
  •  Laura Buteau (n°198) / Angela Lorenzo Martin (n°299, ESP)   pair n°19 .

The podium of favorites is very high:  Lucia Martinez (n°28, ESP) / Nuria Rodriguez (n°32, ESP) ,  Virginia Riera (n°31, ARG) / Ksenia Sharifova (n°30, RUS)  and the Spanish pair  Marta Borrero (n°54) / Agueda Perez (n°46) . We find there  four players from the world's top 50 , proof of the exceptional density of this Silver.

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Tricolor balance sheet

  •  Porto  : 3 French pairs in the men's category, 1 pair in the women's category. Good level with 2 players in the Top 50.
  •  Westerbork  : 3 French pairs in the men's (+1 in qualifying), 2 in the women's. Average level with only one player in the Top 50.
  •  Cordoba  : 2 French men's pairs and 2 women's pairs. Very strong field with 3 Top 50 players for the men and 4 Top 50 players for the women.

The week promises to be intense for the French on the circuit, between opportunities to shine in more open tournaments like Westerbork and the need to compete with the world elite in a high-level Silver tournament like Córdoba.

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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