Manuel Vives (274) et Maxime Joris (180) (TS6) saw their journey end in the semi-final of the FIP Silver Abidjan, beaten by the Spanish Boris Castro Garcia (91) et Rodrigo Coello Manso (115), seeded No. 1 in the tournament, with a score of 7/6(10) 6/3.

The French, however, held their own against the favorites, delivering a huge first set, which they only let go after a breathless tie-break, concluded 12/10A few missed opportunities in this decisive game inevitably leave some regrets, but the performance remains solid against two big world players.

In the second set, the Spaniards were able to impose their rhythm. Despite this, Vives and Joris come out bigger of this experience: a first FIP ​​Silver semi-final this season, played in a crazy atmosphere in Abidjan.

With this performance, the French leave with 25 FIP points valuable and confidence for the rest of the season.

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Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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