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The Rolex Paris Masters takes place at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre.
Carlos Alcaraz in the final. So comfortable on the clay of Roland-Garros, the former world number 1 is clearly not clumsy on hard in Paris either.
In this case, it was in Nanterre, at the Plenitude Arena, that the Spaniard dominated Casper Ruud (6-4 6-4 in 1h26) during the second semi-final of the Rolex Paris Masters, this Saturday. In the final, he will face Ben Shelton, who defeated the surprising Frenchman Luca Van Assche. Alcaraz-Shelton, remake of a poster which was completed at the end of the night during the US Open.
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Carlos Alcaraz will face Ben Shelton in the final.
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Luca Van Assche lost in the semi-final of the Masters 1000 in Paris against Ben Shelton (5-7, 6-3, 6-4). The Frenchman, who will be 34th in the world on Monday, resisted the American, 4th player in the world and 19 aces, before cracking in the second and third sets. He says he is confident for the future.

Carlos Alcaraz reached the final of the Masters 1000 in Paris for the first time by beating Casper Ruud (6-4, 6-4). He will face American Ben Shelton on Sunday to try to win his first Masters 1000 title of 2026.

Pau beats Perpignan 63-26 during the ninth day of Top 14 and provisionally occupies second place. Toulouse won 28-23 against Clermont, Montpellier 21-19 against Lyon, Racing 30-28 in Castres and Toulon 43-23 against Stade français. Vannes-Bordeaux-Bègles and La Rochelle-Bayonne will be played on Sunday.

The All Blacks won 43-21 at Murrayfield with seven tries, including a double from Beauden Barrett, and remained in contact with the South Africans at the top of the Nations Championship. Scotland records a second setback in four days.
French tennis player Luca Van Assche was eliminated in the semi-final of the Masters 1000 in Paris by the American Ben Shelton. Despite a remarkable run this week, Van Assche lost after three contested sets (7-5, 3-6, 3-5).

Luca van Assche saw his journey at the Paris Masters 1000 end in the semi-finals against Ben Shelton. Despite winning the first set, the Frenchman lost 7-5, 3-6, 4-6 after 2h16 of play, while ensuring entry into the world Top 40.