France men’s padel team World Championship 2026 Fonteny Joris loss to Argentina, Digi Mart USA News (Doha, Qatar): In the final group match of the 2026 World Padel Championships in Doha, the French men’s team showed the level many had expected from the start of the competition. Facing the reigning world champions, Timéo Fonteny and Maxime Joris delivered a remarkable performance against Agustín Tapia and Valentino Libaak, winning the first set.
Few expected the French pair to compete with the world number one and his partner. The match was expected to be one-sided, but Fonteny and Joris entered with intensity and ambition, winning the opening set 7-5.
Argentina then raised its level to win the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 46 minutes. Statistics show the French pair won 49 percent of points overall, compared with 51 percent for the Argentine pair, and won 70 percent of points on their first serve, against 68 percent for their opponents.
The result did not end France’s disappointing campaign. The French team had lost 2-1 to the Netherlands and won 3-0 against Australia.
Argentina won its other two group matches 3-0, completing its group stage with nine wins from nine matches.
The performance has renewed questions about the team’s earlier results, particularly the pairing of Fonteny with Dylan Guichard against the Netherlands. France now faces Qatar on Thursday, November 5, at 6 p.m.
local time in Doha (4 p.m. in metropolitan France), competing for ninth place.
