Thursday marks a turning point in  P2 of Gijón  with  round of XNUMX  on the agenda. A day particularly anticipated by the French since  Alix Collombon  et  Léa Godallier  They will both be on the track. However, they will have a tough time facing...  top-seeded pairs .

At the same time, the  best pairs on the circuit  enter the scene, notably with the debuts of  Coello / Tapia ,  Chingotto / Galan  or,  Augsburger / Lebron .

 Godallier/Marchetti and Collombon/Montes face the seeded teams 

The round of XNUMX of  P2 of Gijón  will offer two important matches for French padel.  Léa Godallier  et  Giorgia Marchetti  will open their day  first rotation on track 3 , with a challenging duel against  Marina Guinart and Veronica Virseda ,  seed n ° 8  of the tournament. The Franco-Italian pair arrives, however, with a lot of confidence after several good results since the start of the season, including a  final at the FIP Silver in Dubai  and  round of 16 at the P1 in Riyadh Their solid victory in the previous round against  Borrero / Sharifova, 6/3, 3/6, 6/3  confirmed this trend.

A little later in the morning,  Alix Collombon and Jana Montes  will in turn take to the track,  in second rotation on the center court After a significant victory against  Arruabarrena / Lobo 6/3, 2/6, 6/3 The Franco-Spanish pair are presented with a major challenge: to face  Paula Josemaria and Bea Gonzalez ,  seed n ° 2  and the new flagship pair of the women's circuit.

With these two posters,  France will have two representatives in the round of 16 on  the circuit  Premier Padel a situation we hadn't seen since  the P2 of New Giza last October .

 The women's round of 16 matchups 

  •  [3] Sanchez / Ustero  vs  Merino / Manquillo (LL) 
  •  [1] Triay / Brea  vs  Fassio / Llaguno 
  •  [5] Icardo / Jensen  vs  Caldera / Goenaga 
  •  Castelló / Rufo  vs  [4] Fernández / Araújo 
  •  [7] Salazar / Alonso  vs  Bellver / Aguilar (Q) 
  •  Sainz / Eugenio  vs  [6] Ortega / Calvo 

 First big test for Nieto/Sanz, Coello/Tapia and Chingotto/Galán against qualified teams 

In the men's competition, the top names also enter the fray.

The return of  Coki Nieto , associated to  Jon Sanz (TS6) In the round of 16, he will be particularly closely watched. After several weeks off due to an elbow injury, the Spaniard is gradually regaining his form. Their round of 16 match against Argentina  Chozas / Libaak  looks like it's going to be a tough one.

World number one  Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia  They too will begin their tournament. They will face  Lijo / Arce , who came through qualifying and eliminated Wild Card players in the round of 32  Lamperti / Garcia ,  6/1, 6/4.  

Finally  Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto ,  seed n ° 2 will make their entrance against the qualifiers  Goenaga / Goñi , who have had a very good run since the qualifiers. A duel that could hold a few surprises if the young Spaniards continue their momentum.

 The men's round of 16 fixtures 

  •  [4] Lebrón / Augsburger  vs  Aguirre / Arroyo 
  •  Hernandez / Collado  vs  [3] Yanguas / Stupaczuk 
  •  Campagnolo / Bautista  vs  Di Nenno / González   (7) 
  •  Alonso / Tello  vs  Martínez / Valenzuela   (Q) 
  •  Garrido / Bergamini   (8)  vs  Gala / García 

 A pivotal day in Gijón 

This day of  round of XNUMX  This truly marks the start of the tournament in Gijón. With the entry of the main teams  heads of series The level is going to rise another notch.

For the French, all eyes will be on  Alix Collombon  et  Léa Godallier who will attempt to pull off an upset against some of the best pairs on the circuit.

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