Day 3: Saturday semifinals in Bourg-en-Bresse. France cheers for Alix

In Bourg-en-Bresse, on Saturday during the CUPRA FIP Finals, all eyes will be on Alix Collombon. The French player, who also starred in the FIP World Padel Championships in Doha, paired with Araceli Martinez (3), defeated Marina Lobo and Teresa Navarro 6-4 6-4. At 2 PM, they will compete for a spot in the final against Lorena Rufo and Lara Arruabarrena (5). The other semifinal, in the upper part of the draw, will feature the number 1 and 6 seeds: Marina Guinart and Victoria Iglesias, after a 6-4 6-7 6-1 win over Canovas/Velasco, will face Ana Catarina Nogueira and Sara Ruiz Soto, who are coming off a 7-6 6-7 7-6 victory against Sharifova/Marrero.

MEN After advancing directly to the semifinals due to the withdrawal of Fernandez/Jimenez, Fran Guerrero and Jairo Bautista will compete, not before 6 PM, for a spot in the final against Juan Cruz Belluati and Javi Ruiz (8), who today defeated José Diestro and Juanlu Esbri 6-3 7-5. In the lower half of the draw, the men’s semifinal that will close the day’s program will be between Nachi Sager and Lucas Campagnolo (7-5 7-6 against Iñigo Jofre and Teo Zapata) and the duo of Javi Garcia and Javier Barahona, who claimed a 6-2 6-4 victory over Victor Ruiz and Lucho Capra.

Not only padel champions: in Bourg-en-Bresse, the French football stars also took to the court, with former national team players such as Sylvain Wiltord, Sydney Govou, and Maxime Gonalons putting on a show with paddles in hand.