Speedy victory for Simon Gauzy, France sweeps Hungary
Simon Gauzy offers victory to France against Hungary (3-0) by outclassing his opponent Balazs Lei (11-4, 11-0, 11-5) in the last singles. Winners of Spain on Sunday, the Blues qualify for the round of 16.
- Simon Gauzy – Lei Balls: 11-4, 11-0, 11-5
Finally a point for the Hungarian
Balazs Lei puts an end to the points disaster by finally finding the fault in the third round. But Simon Gauzy is still ahead.
- Simon Gauzy – Lei Balls: 11-4, 11-0, 2-1-1, 2-1
The bubble in the second set! Simon Gauzy ruthless
Simon Gauzy in the second set which he concluded without conceding a single point from Balazs Lei (11-0). He leads 2-0.
- Simon Gauzy – Lei Balls: 11-4, 11-0
Simon Gauzy goes it alone
Simon Gauzy leaves no room for his opponent's hope. He leads 7-0 in the second set.
- Simon Gauzy – Lei Balls: 11-4, 7-0
The first set for Simon Gauzy
Impeccable Simon Gauzy. After the loss of the first two points, the Frenchman then went on to win the first set (11-4).
- Simon Gauzy – Lei's Balls: 11-4
Gauzy’s beautiful comeback
Trailing 2-0, Simon Gauzy quickly falls behind and takes the advantage in the first set (6-2)
- Simon Gauzy – Lei's Balls: 6-2
Simon Gauzy to seal the victory for the Blues
After the two victories of Félix and Alexis Lebrun, Simon Gauzy will try to offer victory to France against Hungary against Balazs Lei.
It's already over, Alexis Lebrun offers the second point to France against Hungary
Alexis Lebrun wasted no time. He won in three sets against David Szantosi (11-7, 11-5, 11-8) and allowed France to lead 2-0 against Hungary. Simon Gauzy will try to seal the victory against Balazs Lei.
- Alexis Lebrun – David Szantosi: 11-7, 11-5, 11-8
The second set for Alexis Lebrun
Alexis Lebrun is unplayable. He immediately won the second set.
- Alexis Lebrun – David Szantosi: 11-7, 11-5
Alexis Lebrun starts strong
Alexis Lebrun doesn't hang around. He won the first set against David Szantosi.
- Alexis Lebrun – David Szantosi: 11-7
Félix Lebrun wins, France leads 1-0 against Hungary
Despite losing the first set, Félix Lebrun did the job by winning in four sets against the Hungarian Csaba Andras (12-14, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5). France leads 1-0 against Hungary. Alexis Lebrun will now take over against David Szantosi before the meeting between Simon Gauzy and Balazs Lei.
- Félix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5
Félix Lebrun flies away
Victory is fast approaching for the Frenchman.
- Felix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2, 11-6, 8-4
Félix Lebrun in front in the 4th round
The Frenchman doesn't give up. He is in the lead in this fourth round.
- Felix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2, 11-6, 4-2
It's done, Félix Lebrun pockets the 3rd set
It's done, Félix Lebrun pockets the third set against Csaba Andras (11-6) and now leads 2-1 in this meeting.
- Félix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2, 11-6
Félix Lebrun close to winning the 3rd set
Félix Lebrun is close to concluding the 3rd set where he leads 9-5.
- Félix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2, 9-5
Félix Lebrun continues
The Frenchman continued at the same pace in the third set where he was in the lead (5-3).
- Félix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2, 5-3
Félix Lebrun rolls through the second set and equalizes
Félix Lebrun sets the record straight by signing a big second set (11-2). He equalized in this match against the Hungarian Csaba Andras.
- Félix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14, 11-2
Félix Lebrun loses the first set
Félix Lebrun loses the first set against the Hungarian Andras (14-12). The Frenchman delayed the deadline with a very lucky shot, which bounced on the edge of the table. But that wasn't enough.
- Félix Lebrun – Andras Csaba: 12-14
The French women's team eliminated in the group stage
So much regret for the French team, who fought to the end against the Spanish, but Camille Lutz lost to Maria Berzosa, who brought the third point to Spain, victorious 3-0 against the Blues.
After its defeat against the Netherlands on Sunday (2-3), France leaves Zadar with many regrets.
Lutz-Berzosa: 11-7, 5-11, 12-14, 5-11
Berzosa accelerates in a completely crazy set
Led throughout the set, Camille Lutz produced a great effort to get back to 9-9. After saving two set points, the Frenchwoman has the opportunity to take control in this set. But the third set point is the right one for Berzosa, who takes the advantage in this match.
Lutz-Berzosa: 11-7, 5-11, 12-14
A set everywhere
The Spaniard dominates this second round and gets back to one set everywhere. Camille Lutz makes more mistakes.
Lutz-Berzosa: 11-7, 5-11
Lutz takes the lead
The Frenchwoman takes the first set against Berzosa. She is playing her first match of the competition, since she did not play yesterday during the defeat against the Netherlands.
Lutz Berzosa: 11-7
Place for Camille Lutz to keep France in the competition
The situation is simple for the Frenchwoman, who faces Maria Berzosa. In the event of defeat, Les Bleues will be eliminated from the competition. It would be a huge disappointment since they remain on three bronze medals, during the Europe (2021, 2023) and the Worlds (2024).
Cruel scenario for Pavade, beaten in five sets: France on the edge of the precipice
With this defeat, the Bleues are only one defeat away from elimination from the European team championships.
Pavade-Zhang: 11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 11-9, 9-11
It will be tense until the last point
Very good start to the set for Pavade, who quickly leads 5-1 against the Spaniard. But like this match, nothing is easy for the Frenchwoman, who suffers from Zhang's awakening.
Pavade-Zhang: 11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 11-9, 6-6
New decisive set!
A very tense fourth set but a great reaction from Pavade, who was opportunistic to snatch a decisive set.
Pavade-Zhang: 11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 11-9
It's a disaster for the Blues
The third set was largely dominated by Zhang, who took the advantage in this match.
Pavade-Zhang: 11-9, 6-11, 3-11
Zhang recolle
Nothing is easy for the Blues today. Immediately taken by the throat by Zhang, Pavade managed to come back to 6-6 but the Spaniard scored five consecutive points to win the set.
Pavade-Zhang: 11-9, 6-11
First set for Pavade
Trailing 6-7, then 7-8, Pavade is in the lead in this match against Zhang.
Pavade-Zhang: 11-9
Let's go for Prithika Pavade
The Frenchwoman faces Sofia-Xuan Zhang.
France trails 1-0 after Yuan defeat
While leading 6-4 in the last set, Jia Nan Yuan completely collapsed against Maria Xiao. With four match points to save, the Frenchwoman managed to save two but had to concede her serve again.
Spain leads 1-0 against Les Bleues.
Yuan-Xiao: 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11
How tense it is in this decisive set
Taken by stress, the Frenchwoman makes several mistakes and leaves her opponent alive.
Yuan-Xiao: 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 6-7
We will have a decisive set
A very good serve for Jia Nan Yuan to conclude this fourth set. Decisive set for this first match of the day.
Yuan-Xiao: 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7
Yuan a grand danger
The Frenchwoman held on, raising the score twice, but conceded the third set. Yuan no longer has a choice and must win the next two sets to win the match.
Yuan-Xiao: 7-11, 11-4, 8-11
Yuan returns to a set everywhere
After losing the first set, the Frenchwoman reacted perfectly by equalizing against Maria Xiao. Remember that the match is played in three winning sets.
Yuan-Xiao: 7-11, 11-4
The French program
10h: Jia Nan Yuan – Maria Xiao
10h30: Prithika Pavade -Sofia-Xuan Zhang
11h: Camille Lutz – Maria Berzosa
11:30 a.m.: Jia Nan Yuan -Sofia-Xuan Zhang
12h: Prithika Pavade – Maria Xiao
The day begins with a France-Spain
The day after the boys' victory (3-1), the French also face Spain this Monday morning. With one goal: victory.
In the event of defeat, the Blues would already be eliminated.
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