Van Assche ends his season by pulling out of Stockholm; Mannarino takes his place

Luca Van Assche has withdrawn from the Stockholm Open, ending his 2026 season. The Frenchman, who reached the semi-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters last week, was due to play a qualifier in the first round, with second seed Casper Ruud next.

Van Assche told RMC on Sunday, at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, that he still had to travel to Stockholm to withdraw on site. Otherwise, he said, he would have faced a heavy fine from the ATP.

The 22-year-old ends the season at a career high. His run in Paris, which ended in a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 defeat by Ben Shelton in the semi-finals, took him to No. 34 in the ATP rankings and made him the French No. 2, behind Arthur Fils. He also won the title in Estoril in July.

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His place in the draw goes to Adrian Mannarino. The Frenchman lost to Britain’s Toby Samuel 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the last round of qualifying on Sunday and enters as a lucky loser. He faces Kazakh qualifier Alexander Shevchenko in the first round, and the winner will play Ruud in the last 16.

Bybit Stockholm Open 2026 first-round results

Cameron Norrie d. James Duckworth 7-5, 6-0
Arthur Rinderknech vs Miomir Kecmanovic
Holger Rune vs Zizou Bergs (8)
Leo Borg (WC) vs Toby Samuel (Q)
Tomas Machac vs Borna Gojo (Q)
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo vs Ugo Humbert (7)
Alex Michelsen (6) d. Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-3
Juan Manuel Cerundolo d. Elias Ymer (WC) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Lorenzo Sonego (Q) vs Quentin Halys
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (5) vs Max Dahlin (WC)
Thiago Agustin Tirante d. Jaume Munar 7-6 (3), 6-3
Adrian Mannarino (LL) vs Alexander Shevchenko (Q)

In bold: today’s results.