Struff beats French wildcard Gea to set up Tirante clash in Paris

Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff beat French wildcard Arthur Gea 7-6 (3), 6-3 in 1 hour 17 minutes in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Tuesday. Struff, ranked No. 39 and in the draw as a special exempt, will face Argentine lucky loser Thiago Agustin Tirante in the second round on Wednesday.

Gea, ranked No. 44, reached the fourth round of the US Open this season. His defeat follows those of Moise Kouame and Benjamin Bonzi earlier on Tuesday.

Five French players remain in the singles draw: Arthur Fils, Quentin Halys, Ugo Humbert, Arthur Rinderknech and Luca Van Assche, who all play on Wednesday.

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Tirante took the place of fifth seed Flavio Cobolli, who withdrew on Monday. The winner of their match will face Rafael Jodar or Casper Ruud, who meet on Tuesday night, in the third round.

Rolex Paris Masters 2026 first-round results

Lorenzo Musetti d. Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10)
Luca Van Assche d. Mariano Navone 6-3, 7-5
Learner Tien (15) d. Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (LL) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
Novak Djokovic (10) d. Valentin Vacherot 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1
Rinky Hijikata (Q) d. Luciano Darderi 6-2, 6-2
Tomas Martin Etcheverry d. Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3)
Cameron Norrie d. Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Mattia Bellucci (Q) d. Lorenzo Sonego (Q) 6-4, 6-3
Arthur Rinderknech d. Francisco Cerundolo (16) 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-0 ret.
Tommy Paul (12) d. Holger Rune (PR) 7-5, 6-4
Daniel Merida d. Sebastian Baez (LL) 6-4, 6-2
Quentin Halys d. Arthur Fery 7-6 (6), 7-5
Jan-Lennard Struff (SE) d. Arthur Gea (WC) 7-6 (3), 6-3
Casper Ruud d. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Q) 6-3, 6-2
Rafael Jodar (9) d. Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-3
Nuno Borges (LL) d. Moise Kouame (WC) 6-3, 6-1
Karen Khachanov d. Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-7 (6), 1-4 ret.
Ignacio Buse d. Zizou Bergs 6-2, 6-4
Tomas Machac (Q) d. Kyrian Jacquet (WC) 7-6 (7), 6-1
Alex Molcan (Q) d. Titouan Droguet (WC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Taylor Fritz (11) d. Benjamin Bonzi (Q) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Matteo Berrettini d. Brandon Nakashima (14) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8)
Ugo Humbert d. Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-3
Alex Michelsen d. Jiri Lehecka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4

In bold: today’s results.