At the start of this FIP Star Gran Canaria there were 9 French. Unfortunately, none of them managed to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Surprised french
In the first round we found 5 Frenchmen. Unfortunately, two tricolor pairs Serene/Vives and Reichman/Cancellation he was hit. Rio Branco FIP Rise finalists lost in straight sets Jorge Alfaro (159th in the FIP ranking) e Francis Gomez (90th in the FIP rankings) based on results 7/6 6/4. Ludovic Kansel and Philemon Reichmann failed to find a solution against the No. 2 seed in the tournament, Raul Marcos (39th in the FIP ranking) e Javier Garcia (51st place in the FIP ranking), suffering a logical defeat in straight sets 6/1 7/5.
Maxim Moro and his Spanish teammate Joaquime Florenza Hernandez he managed to reach the second round after 6/2 6/4 victories over Spaniards Antolin Solla and Cato Calvo. In the second round, the Franco-Spanish duo got the executioners Kansel and Reichman. Once again, the 2nd seed in the tournament imposes his law and imposes himself on the score 6/2 6/2.
No miracles even among ladies
After qualifying for Laura Buteau and Marie Amelie Darden against Spaniards Carla Pozuelo and Ana Cristina Sanchez 4/6 6/2 6/0, in the first round of FIP Star Gran Canaria only 4 French women remained.
Tricolor couple Invernon/Barsotti surprised from the first round. The Barges were opposed by Spaniards Natala Sanz Garcia (158th in the FIP ranking) and Natividad Lopez Diaz. After winning the first round 6/3, the tricolor pair were knocked down and ended up losing by a score 3/6 6/4 6/1.
Like Elodie and Wendy Melissa Martin and her Portuguese teammate Bruna Melo at first they won the first round in their confrontation, but in the end they were surprised by rivals Aitana Garcia (152nd in the FIP rating) and Katarina Santos (159th in the FIP rating), who prevailed 4/6 6/3 6/0.
Only the French-Spanish duo Tuli/Rosa Vadillo made it to the second round of the Stella FIP Gran Canaria.. After beating Armas Gonzalez/Díaz-Saavedras 7/6 6/4, Carla and Lucia find the tournament’s 7th seed, Noemi Aguilar (79th in the FIP rankings) and Letizia Manquillo Alarda (75th in the FIP rankings). This time, Carla Tuli and Lucia Rosa Vadillo failed to get through, losing in straight sets 6/3 6/1.