FIP Tour: French chase quarter-finals
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FIP Tour: French chase quarter-finals

Recorded on Jul 26, 2026

After a largely successful Friday, numerous French padel players are again in the spotlight on Saturday across the FIP Tour. At four venues – Porto, Rovato, Alicante and Lelystad – the Tricolores are fighting for places in the quarter-finals. Particularly in Portugal and Italy, tough tests against seeded pairs and established world-ranked teams await.

FIP Silver Porto: Guichard, Godallier and Bahurel under pressure

At the FIP Silver in Porto, Dylan Guichard and Clément Geens, the third seeds, aim to confirm their emphatic first-round win of 6-0 6-0. In the round of 16 they face Spaniards Lucas Mañero and Samuel Rivas. If they advance, a quarter-final against Enzo Couacaud and Roger Aromi could follow – provided the latter spring a surprise against eighth seeds Victor Tur and Agustin Reca. Both ties are scheduled for later in the morning; a possible quarter-final is set from 18:30.

Thomas Seux and Louis Jover face a stern examination against fifth seeds Ramiro Pereyra and Juan Zamora, two players ranked around the world Top 125. The match is not due before 11:30. In the women's draw, fourth seeds Léa Godallier and Daiara Valenzuela meet Sandra Gamez and Maria Martinez from 9:30. A win would put them into a quarter-final from 16:30.

At the same time, Louise Bahurel and Ivet Val Lopez take on second seeds Noemi Aguilar and Letizia Manquillo – a major step up after a composed first-round display. Steffi Merah and Mafalda Fernandes will try to topple fifth seeds Ana Nogueira and Camila Fassio. A place in the last eight could mean a second match on the same day for several teams.

FIP Bronze Rovato: Tough tests for the French

At the FIP Bronze in Rovato, Benjamin Dufour and Natan Étienne face the hardest assignment. After coming through qualifying and winning their opener, the French pair challenge top seeds Antonio Fernandez and Pedro Melendez Amaya in the second rotation from 10:00 on centre court. Seventh seeds Manuel Vives and Olivier Guy de Chamisso meet Italians Emiliano Martin Iriart and Mauro Agustin Salandro; their match runs in parallel on court 4.

From 13:00, eighth seeds Bastien Blanqué and Arthur Hugounenq face Matteo Quatrana and Matteo Greco. The French start as favourites but must avoid a trap match. In the women's event, tenth seeds Kimy Barla and Oriana Meza open against Chiara Di Pasquale and Erika Di Muzio from 10:00.

Alicante and Lelystad: More paths to the quarter-finals

At the FIP Bronze San Juan Alicante, fifth seeds Julien Seurin and Albert Trillas face Pedro Alonso and Asier Martinez Lopez. The tie is scheduled as the second rotation on court 2, after the first match from 9:45. A win would bring an evening quarter-final, not before 18:30. Second seeds Carla Touly and Xenia Clasca meet Susana Martin Marin and Mar Munera Vila from 10:00. After a clear 6-0 6-1 first-round win, the Frenchwoman and her partner look to confirm their status and move straight into the last eight.

In the Netherlands, Jules Marie and Maxime Deloyer build on a dramatic 7-5 6-7 7-6 first-round win over Robin Sietsma and Nikander Damianos. In the round of 16 they meet second seeds Prins and De Kroon; not before 13:00 on centre court. Camille Sireix starts alongside Dutch partner Tess De Vocht as fifth seeds against Judith Van Kessel and Joyce Nouws – second rotation from 10:00 on court 5, with a quarter-final place the target.

A wide field between favourites and qualifiers

Between seeded favourites, rising young pairs and teams from qualifying, Saturday offers several French players the chance to settle into the last eight of their respective FIP events. The schedules in Porto, Rovato, Alicante and Lelystad show how tight the international tour calendar currently is and how many Tricolores are fighting in parallel for ranking points and momentum.

  • Porto: Round-of-16 and potential quarter-finals featuring Guichard/Geens, Godallier/Valenzuela and Bahurel/Val Lopez
  • Rovato: Dufour/Étienne against the top seeds, Blanqué/Hugounenq as favourites
  • Alicante: Seurin/Trillas and Touly/Clasca on course for the quarter-finals
  • Lelystad: Marie/Deloyer and Sireix/De Vocht looking to extend their runs

The coming hours will decide the next chapter of the French campaign on the FIP Tour. Anyone who beats seeded opponents moves closer not only to semi-finals and titles but also to valuable points on the international ranking. For fans, that means a packed programme across several countries – with French pairs fighting for the next step on every court.

The key question remains whether seeded French duos confirm their favouritism or whether outsiders from qualifying and the middle of the draw deliver surprises. In Porto the spotlight is on the tight window between morning round-of-16 ties and evening quarter-finals; Rovato and Alicante also raise the prospect of double-header days. Lelystad, after Marie and Deloyer's three-set thriller, could again produce long rallies. Whatever the results, Saturday underlines the breadth of the French presence on the current FIP calendar.

Konstantin Iverson (KI)
Konstantin Iverson (KI)

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