00:00Their first targets, if you will, maybe, are these two Frenchmen.
00:07On the right, Sébastien Blanquet. On the left, Dylan Guichard.
00:12They are the number 62nd seed of the tournament.
00:16So the 22nd seed just of the qualifiers, and they actually are already underway.
00:22One of the pairs that loses in the final round of qualifying
00:27gets a berth in the main draw anyway.
00:30That was the case for Guichard and Blanquet.
00:38Now they have the task of taking on the mightiest of the mighty
00:44that this sport has on offer.
00:49Play.
00:50If something can happen today.
00:53Okay, let's see as Coelho and Tapia start their fourth season together.
01:04Coelho over Blanquet.
01:10Oh, wow, and a winner.
01:15Guichard will take that all day long.
01:17Tapia is shaking off a bit of rust as well.
01:42This is why a lot of pairs like to start by returning rather than serving.
01:55If they do win a coin toss, you get an extra game to get used to the conditions.
02:02It's short from Arturo Coelho, to be fair to him.
02:1750 left.
02:19To be fair to Coelho there.
02:20That was a razor-sharp volley to set it up.
02:23Guichard will go for this.
02:40Tapia is there this time, and Tapia chases it down.
02:44That definitely stayed in for Blanquet.
03:12What's going on so far was making the headlines.
03:21His teammate popping up with a violent winner there.
03:28Yeah, that stayed in.
03:29It very much did stay in.
03:31And look at this, everyone.
03:33Look at this.
03:3430, 40.
03:35Breakpoint.
03:37The first one of the match.
03:38But it's not to who you might think it is.
03:41Bastien Blanquet and Dylan Guichard.
03:43And it stays for Blanquet.
03:52Guichard.
03:53From the backhand.
03:54Approaching the net.
03:56And Guichard.
03:56And Guichard.
03:56And Guichard.
03:57The two Frenchmen, the number 16 two-seed of the tournament, serve for the set.
04:12Against the reigning number one, 30, 15.
04:29Incredible stuff here as they are getting closer and closer to a set win.
04:34And I cannot begin to describe how big an upset this would be.
04:40This simply doesn't happen.
04:4340, 15.
04:44Coelho and Tapia simply never give up upsets like this.
04:51Out it goes and the set is over.
05:01Coelho and Tapia are on the ropes in the first round for them in their season debut.
05:09They lose the first set against Bastien Blanquet and Dylan Guichard, the number 62 seed of the
05:17Coelho and Agustin Tapia.
05:24First one isn't taking.
05:2730, 40.
05:33Let's see if they can get the second.
05:39Tapia is seeing lots of the ball.
05:47Coelho puts it up, flat smash, and Coelho on the spin, turns around and sends it flying.
05:53Coelho and Tapia have taken the lead of the second set.
05:56This is two games to nil.
05:58Lead by two against Toulon.
05:59Coelho and Tapia have taken the lead of the second set, and he's seen not the best performance
06:07of all time, but a winning one nonetheless so far from Coelho and Tapia, who will hope
06:14to put this thing to bed rather soon.
06:18And he's seen not the best performance of all time, but a winning one nonetheless so far.
06:23From Coelho and Tapia, who will hope to put this thing to bed rather soon.
06:3730, 15.
06:46Tapia's drop shot, Guichard is there, and can keep the lob in as well.
06:50Tapia takes over on Coelho's side, Guichard fakes the smash, Guichard over Tapia again.
06:58Tapia will fire, Tapia will win it.
07:0140, 15.
07:03Big time execution.
07:0740, 15.
07:13Forward.
07:20Oh, Tapia.
07:29Oh, Tapia.
07:29Okay, Coelho, Tapia.
07:33Lead by five against the one.
07:4850 left.
07:49All right.
07:54All right.
07:5850, non.
08:0355.
08:0550, non.
08:10Bye.
08:1550, non.
08:1650, non.
08:1750, non.
08:1830, 15, 40, 15.
08:48Coelho finishes it off, the three-time number ones survive a big scare and they win from
09:08a set down against the number 62 seed, Bastien Blanquet and Di Languichard.
09:17This is 3-6 and then 6-1 and 6 to Goya and Tapia clearly not happy but winners nonetheless.
09:24You can tell that Goya and Tapia just wanted that match over and done with in that final game.
09:31They wanted to put that experience behind them.
09:38Book their place into the round of 16 tomorrow which they have done now.
09:45Although they won't know as of yet who they'll be facing there.
09:52That match is still going on in court one.
09:59At least they survived what would have been the biggest upset I would have ever seen in
10:06my years as a paddle commentator.
10:08Can these champions do what champions do?
10:15Which is to even when you're playing badly.
10:22even when you're playing badly.
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