Tennis, ATP – Rolex Paris Masters 2026: Friday order of play

Play begins at 2pm on Center Court and Court 1, 12pm on Court 2 and 1pm on Court 3, home to the WC500 Wheelchair Tournament. All times are local (CET).

Alcaraz, then Borges in the night session

Phils has already qualified for the ATP Finals. Fritz, who beat the Frenchman 6-2, 2-0, repeated. In the quarterfinals in Basel last week, he needs to beat him again to keep alive his hopes of qualifying for Turin, according to the ATP.

Lucky loser Nuno Borgesthe first player in that capacity to reach the quarter-finals in Paris will then face the winner of Jan-Lenard Struff and Casper RuddShortly before 8:30 p.m., Borges defeated Ignacio Busse 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday.

Shelton-Paul and Van Assche-Hijikata in the afternoon

Third seed Ben Shelton Center Court opens against the Twelfth Generation at 2 p.m Tommy Paul. Shelton rallied from a set down to beat Arthur Rinderknecht 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), while Paul defeated Quentin Hallis 7-6 (3), 6-4. The two Americans played against each other in a 2-2 draw. Paul still needs to reach the final to pass Rafael Jodari for the final spot at the ATP Finals, according to Thursday’s Tennis Majors tally.

Luca Van Asschewho beat Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to reach his first Masters 1000 quarter-final, is next in the qualifying match. Rinki Hijikata. The Australian beat Thomas Martin Etchvery 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 a day after knocking out Novak Djokovic to become the first qualifier for the Paris quarter-finals since Hugo Gaston in 2021. It will be their first meeting.

All-French doubles quarter-finals on Court 1

Four doubles quarter-finals take place on Court 1 from 2pm with Robert Cash and Brandon Nakashima open for second seeds Christian Harrison and Neil Skupski, followed by Lucas Midler and Neil Oberleiter against Petr Nuza and Michael Venus.

Wild cards Quentin Hallis and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who defeated third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos on Thursday, will then face Theo Arribajo and Albano Olivetti in the all-French draw. Wildcards Benjamin Bonzi and Arthur Rinderknecht close out the day against top seeds Harry Heliovara and Henry Patten.

Houdet and Laget in the wheelchair tournament

The WC500 wheelchair tournament is held on Courts 2 and 3. Stefan Hudet takes on Gordon Reid at 12pm on Court 2 before top seed Alfie Hewett takes on Zhengxue Ji. Wildcard Guilhem Laget meets Gustavo Fernandez at 1pm on Court 3, then teams up with Nicolas Charrier in the doubles with top seeds Fernandez and Reid no earlier than 3.30pm.