The first round of the Rolex Paris Masters ends on Tuesday, November 3, with 11 singles matches, and the second round starts with two more. Surprisingly, the two most eagerly awaited matches of the day will not be played under the lights: on Court Central, 17-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame, fresh from his first Challenger title, faces 13th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, followed by seven-time champion Novak Djokovic against Basel champion Valentin Vacherot, both in the day session. Tommy Paul plays 2022 champion Holger Rune on Court 1, while the night session belongs to Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud, who face Cameron Norrie and Rafael Jodar in the second round. Five French players are in singles action.

Play starts at 11 a.m. on Court Central, Court 1 and Court 2, and at 1 p.m. on Court 3, which hosts only doubles. All times are local (CET).

Tuesday’s key matches at the Rolex Paris Masters

Djokovic, who holds the record with seven titles at the event, plays in Paris for the first time since 2023 and closes the day session on Court Central against Vacherot, who won the Basel title on Sunday. Eleventh in the Race to Turin, the Serbian needs at least the semi-finals to stay in contention for the Nitto ATP Finals. The winner will face qualifier Rinky Hijikata in the second round.

On Court 1, Paul, also in the race for Turin, meets Rune, back in Paris on a protected ranking. The winner will play Daniel Merida. Before them, Stefanos Tsitsipas faces 15th seed Learner Tien.

Five French players in action on Tuesday

Arthur Rinderknech opens the day on Court Central against 16th seed Francisco Cerundolo, with qualifier Mattia Bellucci waiting in the second round. He is followed by Moise Kouame, 17, who won the Brest Challenger on Sunday and faces 13th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

On Court 1, Quentin Halys starts against Arthur Fery for a place against seventh seed Frances Tiafoe. Benjamin Bonzi, the only French qualifier, plays 11th seed Taylor Fritz, and wildcard Arthur Gea closes the court against Jan-Lennard Struff. The winner will face lucky loser Thiago Agustin Tirante, who replaced Flavio Cobolli in the draw.

Tuesday night session: Shelton and Jodar start their second round

The night session starts not before 7 p.m. with third seed Ben Shelton against Cameron Norrie, who beat Matteo Arnaldi on Monday. Ninth seed Rafael Jodar then closes the day, not before 8:30 p.m., against Casper Ruud. Ninth in the Race to Turin, Jodar needs to keep winning to hold off Alex de Minaur, who starts on Wednesday.

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