Shelton recovers from a set down against Rinderknech to set up Paul quarter-final
Third seed Ben Shelton came back from a set down to beat Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) and reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters 1000. It is the American’s eighth Masters 1000 quarter-final, and this time the tie-break that mattered went his way. Next up is Paul, with their head-to-head level at 2-2.
Ben Shelton, Rolex Paris Masters 2026 | © Michael Baucher / PsNewz
Third seed Ben Shelton of the United States came back from a set down to beat France’s World No. 68 Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters 1000.
It is his eighth ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final and his second of the season, after he won Montreal without dropping a set. In the Race to Turin, the win was worth 100 points to Shelton, who stood fourth with 4,620 points before the match.
Shelton faces Paul next in Paris
He and Paul are level at 2-2 in their head-to-head, and Paul won their most recent meeting 6-2, 6-4 in the Dallas semi-finals in 2024.
Rinderknech had beaten Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-0, ret., and Italy’s Mattia Bellucci 6-4, 6-1 earlier in the week. The 31-year-old was chasing a second ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final after his run to the Shanghai final last year. He was 0-6 against top-10 players in 2026 before Thursday.
Rolex Paris Masters 2026 third-round results
Lorenzo Musetti vs Luca Van Assche
Rinky Hijikata (Q) vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Ben Shelton (3) d. Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Tommy Paul (12) d. Quentin Halys 7-6 (3), 6-4
Jan-Lennard Struff (SE) vs Casper Ruud
Nuno Borges (LL) vs Ignacio Buse
Arthur Fils (6) vs Taylor Fritz (11)
Carlos Alcaraz (2) d. Matteo Berrettini w/o
In bold: today’s results.
