Rolex Paris Masters order of play: three Frenchmen in a row on Court Central on Thursday
Quentin Halys, Arthur Rinderknech and Luca Van Assche play back to back on Court Central in the last 16 of the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday, before Carlos Alcaraz and Arthur Fils in the night session.
Rolex Paris Masters
The last 16 of the Rolex Paris Masters is played on Thursday, November 5, with French players on court all day.
Court Central opens at 11 a.m. with three Frenchmen in a row: Quentin Halys against twelfth seed Tommy Paul, Arthur Rinderknech against third seed Ben Shelton, then Luca Van Assche against Lorenzo Musetti. Sixth seed Arthur Fils closes the night against eleventh seed Taylor Fritz, after beating qualifier Tomas Machac 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night.
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz opens the night session against Matteo Berrettini, not before 7 p.m. On Court 1, qualifier Rinky Hijikata, who knocked out Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, faces Tomas Martin Etcheverry not before 2 p.m.
Order of play, Thursday, November 5
Local time (CET). NB: not before. Q: qualifier. LL: lucky loser. SE: special exempt. WC: wildcard. FRA: French players. Night session in orange. After suitable rest: the match starts once the players have rested from an earlier match.
Play starts at 11 a.m. on all three courts. Both night matches on Court Central may change slot. All times are local (CET).
Three Frenchmen in a row on Court Central
Halys, who saved four match points to beat seventh seed Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (9) on Wednesday, opens the day against Paul, who beat Daniel Merida 6-1, 6-1. Paul is still chasing a place in Turin, according to our Race to Turin calculations.
Rinderknech, who did not face a break point against qualifier Mattia Bellucci (6-4, 6-1), then takes on Shelton, who beat Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday. Van Assche, who saved nine break points to beat 15th seed Learner Tien 7-6 (4), 6-4, follows against Musetti, who beat World No. 1 Alexander Zverev 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the German’s first match at the top of the rankings.
Halys and Rinderknech also play doubles later in the day on Court 2, after a suitable rest.
Alcaraz and Fils in the night session on Court Central
Alcaraz, who has never gone beyond the quarter-finals in Paris, beat Alex Michelsen 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Wednesday. Berrettini beat Ugo Humbert 7-6 (3), 7-5 earlier in the day.
Fritz, who hit 37 aces to beat qualifier Alex Molcan 6-7 (6), 7-5, 7-6 (5), closes the day not before 8:30 p.m. against Fils, who beat qualifier Tomas Machac 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night, a week after retiring against Fritz in Basel. Fils is already qualified for the ATP Finals.
Hijikata, Buse and Ruud on Court 1
Hijikata, ranked No. 83, came from a set down to beat Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Etcheverry beat eighth seed Alex de Minaur 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Lucky loser Nuno Borges, who beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, then meets Ignacio Buse, who knocked out fourth seed Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4. Casper Ruud, who beat ninth seed Rafael Jodar 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday, closes the court against Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat lucky loser Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday.
French players in four doubles matches
Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti, who saved a match point to beat seventh seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 6-7 (5), 6-3, [11-9] on Wednesday, face Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl on Court 1.
On Court 2, Sadio Doumbia and David Pel take on top seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. Wildcards Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert then meet third seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, before wildcards Benjamin Bonzi and Rinderknech face sixth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
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