Debuting pairs get ticket to qualifying in Human French Padel Open 2022

The first-ever Open in France, the Human French Padel Open 2022, has officially kicked off as pre-qualifying concluded on Monday at the Club4Padel in Toulouse.

Eight pairs would join the other players already in qualifying, with pre-qualifying taking place across all of the weekend.

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First to go through to the qualifying stages were Pablo García and Jairo Bautista, who took on Pablo Cuesta and Rodrigo Coello - Arturo's younger brother. García and Bautista would end up winning 6-4 7-6.

Next to punch their ticket to qualifying were Alonso Rodríguez and Borja Yribarren, who dispatched Belar Vera and Afonso Fazendeiro by 7-5 6-2 to go through.

Adrián Ronco and Mario Huete's debut together went swimmingly, coming out of pre-qualifying by winning 6-4 6-0 against Diego Gil and Álvaro Meléndez.

Pepe Aliaga and Francisco Guerrero too made it out of pre-qualifying, beating Pablo González and Cándido Alfaro by 0-6 6-4 7-5 after a long battle.

Spaniards Pedro Vera and Aitor García beat their fellow countrymen Iago González and Manuel Prado with a convincing 6-2 6-4, and David Antolín/Adrián Rodríguez would too go through, beating Francisco Gomes and Ignacio Piotto 6-7 6-4 6-4.

The two final matches saw Pablo Cardona and Miguel Benítez beat Ferran Insa and Guillermo Closa with a convincing 6-2 6-3, and Nicolás Suescun and Emilio Chamero beat Javi Navarro and British number one Christian Medina via a double 6-4.

Qualifying will shape up like this: