France women’s padel team Netherlands World Championship quarterfinal 2026, Digi Mart USA News: The French women’s padel team faces a major challenge on Thursday, November 5, when it meets the Netherlands in a quarterfinal at the 2026 World Padel Championships. A place in the final four is at stake for the Bleues, who are considered favorites in the match.
For this decisive encounter, the French coaching staff has kept exactly the same pairings used in the first two group-stage matches against Belgium and Chile. The source describes the choice as logical given the strong performances of those three pairs.
In the opening match, Alix Collombon and Louise Bahurel will play together against Janine Hemmes and Tess de Vocht. The pair won 6-2, 6-4 against Belgium and followed with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Chile.
The second match features Carla Touly and Lucile Pothier against Marcella Koek and Bo Luttikhuis. Touly and Pothier lost 5-7, 6-1, 3-6 to Belgium in the first round but responded with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Chile.
The source notes the Dutch pair, ranked 86th and 100th in the FIP rankings, presents a considerably tougher test, and that this match could be one of the keys to the quarterfinal.
The third match pairs Léa Godallier and Clara Mansart against Maaike Betz and Liza Groenveld. Godallier and Mansart won 6-1, 6-2 against Belgium and followed with a 6-0 double-set victory over Chile, according to the source.
In the final group match against Argentina, the French staff had rotated its squad, giving debuts to Steffi Merah and Charlotte Soubrié, and resting Collombon and Touly. France lost that match 3-0, but the result had no effect on its qualification for the quarterfinals.
This time, the source says, the Bleues are returning to their most-used pairings.
The match begins Thursday at 12 p.m. French time on Grand Stand 2 and will be streamed live on the official FIP YouTube channel.
