FIP Euro Cup 2025: Results & updates

13/07/25 • 2 MINUTE READ

Follow the latest results and updates from the FIP Euro Cup in Madrid, Spain, featuring the Great Britain teams.

Highlights Day three: GB's men and women march into the Final 8

GB women stun Sweden to seal place in the Final 8
GB men coast past Monaco to join women in Final 8

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Day three: GB's men and women march into the Final 8

Rose and Phillips win thrilling decider for GB women

Catherine Rose and Lisa Phillips won a nail-biting deciding tie to brilliantly seal a 2-1 victory over Sweden and secure Great Britain's women's passage into the Final 8 of the 2025 FIP Euro Padel Cup.

It had always looked likely that GB's fate would come down to their final Phase 2 group match — and after both they and Sweden had beaten Austria and Poland in the first two Group A encounters, the winner-takes-all climax came to pass.

GB's frontline pair, Aimee Gibson and Tia Norton continued their dominant form in the opening rubber, showing Smilla Borup Lundgren and Juni Sjoland no mercy with a 6-0, 6-2 victory. Gibson and Norton dropped just six games all weekend.

Back came Sweden in the second tie though, 18-year-old Amanda Girdo and partner Linnea Björk beating GB's new pairing of Abigail Tordoff and Laura Jackson in rapid fashion 6-1, 6-0.

It all came down to GB No.2 Rose and world No.121 Phillips against Hanna Borjeson and Lisa Andersson, two players ranked just outside the world's top 500.

Rose and Phillips broke the Swedes' swerve three games into the first set and then again in the seventh to see it out 6-2.

With the men's match already finished and the whole squad roaring them on from behind the glass in the second set, the GB pair broke serve at 3-3 through a winning smash down the middle by Phillips. However, Sweden broke straight back after Rose hit a forehand volley just out on to the side glass. Back at 4-4, Sweden then held to love and the psychological momentum seemed to have swung back their way.

But Rose and Phillips held firm and took the second set to a tiebreak. In it, they got off to a sizzling start with an early mini break to build a 3-0 lead. It was 5-1 at the change of ends and they then took the next two points. The squad, coaches and British spectators were soon on the court dancing in celebration.

So, GB's women join the the other three group winners, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, in the Final 8 later this year, where they'll be joined by Spain, Italy, Portugal and France.

GB's men join the women in the Final 8

GB's men had virtually sealed their qualification for the Final 8 even before their third group match with Monaco began — but they made absolutely sure with another resounding clean sweep.

Sandy Farquharson and John Leach's side will take their place in the final phase of the tournament later this year (date and venue as-yet unknown) alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany, and automatic qualifiers Spain, Italy, Portugal and France.

Britain's passage was sealed courtesy of yet another commanding performance by GB No.1 Christian Medina Murphy and partner Sam Jones, who thrashed Dario Maturi and Nicolas Fedoroff 6-0, 6-1.

That mathematically guaranteed Britain's progression, and Alex Loughlan and Louie Harris celebrated with another rock solid showing in dispatching Monaco's second pair Benjamin Chavanis and Eugenio Forchione 6-0, 6-1.

Jamie Lobo was given a GB debut in the third tie alongside Tom Farquharson and they saw off Florian Valsot and Arnaud Piacentile 6-3 6-4, sparking British celebrations at the G24 arena.

FIP Euro Padel Cup group standings

Women’s Group A	Points (record)
Great Britain	6 (7-2-0)
Sweden	5 (7-2)
Poland	4 (3-6)
Austria	3 (1-8)

Men’s Group C	Points (record)
Great Britain	6 (9-0)
Switzerland	5 (6-3)
Greece	4 (2-7)
Monaco	3 (1-8)

Great Britain's men beat Greece on Saturday to maintain their 100% record in the FIP Euro Padel Cup - and victory over Group C's bottom side Monaco on Sunday morning will seal their place in the Final 8.

GB followed up Friday's 3-0 win over Switzerland with another clean sweep against the Greeks at Padel G24 in Madrid, putting them top of the group and on the verge of qualification to the climatic phase of the tournament, which takes place later this year.

GB No.1 Christian Medina Murphy once again joined forces with Sam Jones and the top-order duo took care of Vasileios Sioulis and Pavlos-Louis Balafas 6-4, 6-3.

Louie Harris and Alex Loughlan were firing on all cylinders right from the off as they sealed the British win with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph over Dimitrios Chalavazis and Anastasios Mandalenakis in just 39 minutes.

Britain's third pairing, Tom Farquharson and Alfonso Patacho, found the going a bit harder against Eleftherios Theodorou and Jason Kostaridis. The first set went to a tiebreak in which the Brits lost the first four points. Although they battled back to parity, the momentum then swung back to Greece and they celebrated extravagantly after reeling off the final three points.

However, a break in the sixth game of set two earned GB a 4-2 lead which they did not relinquish. In the deciding set, they seized an early break and that proved enough to record a 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 win.

Sandy Farquharson, GB men's co-captain, said, "That was a good game to get through against another emerging country that has some very good players that know how to fight well.

"Our players needed to keep their intensity high in order to get through it. The matches might look easier on the scoresheet, but we had to play well to get through that one."

GB women set for Swedish showdown

Great Britain's final Group A match against Sweden on Sunday morning will be a straight shootout to decide who qualifies for The Final 8 of the FIP Euro Padel Cup later this year.

GB made it two wins from two on Saturday morning as Libby Fletcher and Agustin Gomez Silingo's team beat Poland 2-1 to match Sweden's four points at the top of the group.

Britain's top-order pair of British No.1 Aimee Gibson and No.3 Tia Norton were once again in ruthless mode, dismissing Poland's Ada Górczyńska and Alina Robok 6-1, 6-0 in just 50 minutes - the same scoreline as in yesterday's victory over Austria.

New partnership Catherine Rose and Lisa Phillips dropped the first set but took a firm grip of the match therafter, losing just one further game en route to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 triumph against Zofia Piorkowska and Aleksandra Rosolska.

In the third tie, 25-year-old Laura Jackson was handed her GB debut and played alongside the returning Hanna Maddock. The new pairing went down 7-6, 6-3 to Joanna Nowakowska and Magdalena Kiszczyńska to give Poland a consolation win.

GB's decisive clash with Sweden will be a reunion after the two nations met in last year's group match at the European Championships in Sardinia. Sweden won 3-0 on that occasion, but two of the ties went to three sets.

GB co-captain Libby Fletcher said, "Sweden are the first or second strongest team here and they are expected to qualify, so we go into tomorrow's game as underdogs, which is a great position to be in.

"We can be nice and relaxed. We'll rest this afternoon and we'll be ready to get our revenge after our defeat to them last year."

On the victory over Poland, Fletcher reflected, "It was another very, very convincing display from Aimee and Tia in position one, then Lisa and Catherine had a really tough three-set match. Their opponents made a very strong start and made few mistakes, but our girls were mentally strong in the second and third sets.

"We were delighted to have Laura Jackson making her debut. She was very physical, motivated and pumped-up. Her and Hannah lost a very close first set which could've gone either way. We'll be ready to go again in the morning."

GB women open with comfortable victory

GB's women eased past Phase 1 qualifiers Austria 3-0 to get their Group A campaign off to a positive start at Padel G24 in Madrid.

First up, British No.1 Aimee Gibson was partnered with GB No.3 Tia Norton, who is marking her 10th year representing her country despite being just 21 years of age.

Gibson and Norton were ruthless in dispatching Austria's top pair Alexandra Pils and Lisa-Marie Peleska, who both have FIP rankings outside the top 1000. The 6-1, 6-0 victory was over in just 47 minutes.

New pairing Catherine Rose and Lisa Phillips also wasted little time as they sealed the team's opening group-stage victory by seeing off Anna Schmid and Barbara Prenner 6-0, 6-3.

GB women's captains Libby Fletcher and Agustin Gomez Silingo elected to give 15-year-old Rosie Quirk an immediate debut, partnering her with Abigail Tordoff, who is 31 years her senior.

Quirk and Tordoff came up against Nina Geretschläger and Nina Dürnberger and despite dropping the second set, they reasserted control in the decider thanks to an early break, going on to take the match 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to seal the British whitewash.

GB women's co-captain Fletcher reflected: "There were a few first day nerves as in any major championships, but I'm delighted with how the girls have performed today.

"Tia and Aimee were very convincing and it was fantastic to see our new pairing of Lisa and Catherine looking very comfortable.

"I was delighted with the way Rosie played. Her mentality and the way she conducted herself were amazing. She is very calm and controlled, makes few errors and Abi made sure they stayed positive after losing the second set.

"It was great to have our new coach, Agustin Silingo, on board and the girls really enjoyed his relaxed coaching style."

The team next face Poland on Saturday afternoon (1300 GMT) before what's set to be a decisive final group match against Sweden on Sunday morning in the battle for top spot and qualification for the Final 8.

GB men ease past Switzerland

Great Britain's men followed the women's lead in recording a 3-0 victory over Switzerland to go top of Group C.

Long-time British No.1 Christian Medina Murphy teamed up with Sam Jones for the opening tie and after coming through a lengthy first set on a tie-break, two early breaks in the second ensured a smooth passage to a 7-6, 6-1 victory over the top Swiss pair Valentin Wenger and Daniel De Castro.

Welshman Louie Harris and Scotsman Alex Loughlan have been playing together regularly on tour and their synergy was very much in evidence in claiming the opening set 6-3.

The second set went to a tie-break, which Harris and Loughlan played immaculately, taking it for the loss of just one point to seal the match 6-3, 7-6 and lifting the volume of the watching British contingent in the crowd.

With the team's victory sewn up, Tom Farquharson and Alfonso Patacho added the coup de grace by virtue of a 6-3, 6-1 triumph against Dylan Sessagesimi and Jonas Meinecke.

Team co-captain Sandy Farquharson said: "That was a really important first victory of the tournament which got a few of the first-stage nerves out of the system.

"It was a first match together for Great Britain for a couple of our partnerships and a couple of players made their debuts [Farquharson and Loughlan], so it was really important not just to win, but to do so convincingly.

"You can never underestimate teams like Switzerland because they have such strong tennis backgrounds and they compete so well, so the players did really well to get through that. Onwards and upwards for tomorrow!"

The GB men's next assignment is a meeting with Phase 1 qualifiers Greece, who upset the seedings by beating Monaco in their opening match.