Third place is a dive into the “Bleus”: France beats Portugal

The third place at the FIP European Padel Championships goes to France, which in a tightly contested match finishes 2-1 against Portugal, which is in fourth place. The French team won after coming back from a loss by Ligi/Sireix (6-2, 6-2) against the highly rated Portuguese pair Araujo-Ribeiro. Then came the draw with Collombon/Ginier Barbier 7-5, 6-0, and the final victory secured by Godallier-Pothier against Nogueira-Rodrigues 7-5, 6-4. Although beaten by Italy in a fiercely contested semifinal — with beautiful support from both sides — last Friday, the “Bleues” confirmed that the French padel movement is in evident and constant growth, deserving the podium at this European Championship.

Fifth place went to Sweden, which defeated the Netherlands 2-1; Germany took seventh place after beating Denmark (8) 2-1. Then, Belgium ranked ninth (2-1 over Great Britain, tenth); eleventh place went to xxxx who beat xxxx (12); thirteenth place went to Estonia, which defeated Hungary (14) 2-1, and for the last two positions of the FIP European Padel Championship 2024, here is Poland (15) with a 2-0 win over Lithuania, which ended up sixteenth.