Tournament begins in France

The first edition of the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, an ATP 250 tennis tournament, started on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu. The event is part of the men's professional tennis circuit and features players competing for prize money and ranking points.

French players shine in qualifiers

Several French players made notable performances in the qualifying rounds. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who received a special invitation to the tournament, defeated Austrian Jurij Rodionov in a three-set match (6-7, 7-5, 6-0). Herbert now needs to beat Czech player Maxim Mrva to qualify for the main draw.

Lyon native advances easily

Kyrian Jacquet, the number 1 seed in the qualifiers and a native of Lyon, advanced to the next round with a straight-sets victory over his compatriot Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg (6-3, 7-5). Jacquet will face American Michael Mmoh, the number 7 seed, in the next round on Monday.

Long match ends in victory

Clément Tabur advanced after a lengthy match against Valentin Royer, the number 2 seed, which lasted more than three hours (7-6(2), 6-7(3), 6-2). Tabur will now play Norwegian Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, the number 8 seed, on court 1 in the next round.

French player exits early

Ugo Blanchet was unable to advance past the first round despite winning the first set against Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (6-3, 1-6, 3-6). Blanchet's defeat ended his tournament run early.