Arthur Gea beats Ben Shelton (No. 3) 7-6(5), 7-6(3) in the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday 11 October, the first win of his career over a top-10 player. He is the last Frenchman left in the draw, with Quentin Halys, Adrian Mannarino and Arthur Fils all knocked out in the same round.
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Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Shanghai Masters, played from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 18 October 2026: Alexander Zverev is the top seed, ahead of Carlos Alcaraz. Seven Frenchmen are in the draw, led by Arthur Fils (No. 8), and Ugo Humbert could face Arthur Gea in his opening match.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final of the ATP 500 in Tokyo on Tuesday 6 October 2026 to defend his title. In Beijing, Novak Djokovic takes the first set 7-6(3) against Alex de Minaur, who retires early in the second with a groin injury: the Serbian claims his seventh title there.
Ben Shelton knocks defending champion Carlos Alcaraz out of the US Open 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7), in a 4hr 28min match that ended at 3.33 a.m. — the latest finish in the tournament's history. He meets Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semi-final. In the women's draw, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula meet again on Thursday.
Arthur Gea led by two sets to love, served for the match and held a match point. He is out of the US Open all the same, beaten in 5hr 13min by the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp. No French player is left in New York.
Two days, two heavy falls. After Novak Djokovic on Sunday, Arthur Fils goes out at the first hurdle, beaten by a Stefanos Tsitsipas who had never got the better of him. Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, picked his season back up, and three French players reach the second round.
The opening day of the main draw served up the biggest shock Flushing Meadows had to offer: Novak Djokovic is out at the first hurdle. Among the French, Arthur Rinderknech and Luca Van Assche go through, rain pushed five matches into the next day, and neither Carlos Alcaraz nor Arthur Fils plays before Monday.
The draw for the season's last Grand Slam was made on Thursday at Flushing Meadows. It is defined by one major absentee, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, and by a brutal opening match for the leading Frenchman, Arthur Fils. The tournament starts on Sunday 30 August.