Shanghai 2026: Gea wins the derby, four French players into the third round

A strong showing for French tennis in Shanghai: Arthur Gea, Adrian Mannarino, Quentin Halys and Arthur Fils are all through to the third round of the Masters 1000.

Gea wins the derby

The all-French clash went Arthur Gea's way. On Friday he beat Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, taking clear control of the deciding set.

Mannarino defies the predictions

Adrian Mannarino knocked out Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, a result few predictors saw coming.

Halys turns it around against Blockx

A set down against Belgium's Alexander Blockx, Quentin Halys snatched the second set in a tie-break before winning 4-6, 7-6(9), 6-4. He had beaten Chak Lam Coleman Wong in the first round (6-4, 7-6(5)).

Fils in control

In his opening match on Saturday, Arthur Fils beat Pavel Kotov 6-3, 6-4.

Royer and Van Assche out early

Valentin Royer and Luca Van Assche did not get past the first round: Royer lost 6-3, 6-1 to Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, and Van Assche 7-6(3), 6-3 to Bu Yunchaokete.

Second-round predictions

Across the four matches involving French players, 35 predictions were made on PredicTennis: 57% picked the right winner, and 40% even called the exact score in sets.

• Gea – Humbert: the community was split down the middle, 50% for each player. Of those who backed Gea, four out of five also nailed the three-set score.
• Mannarino – Cobolli: the trap of the round. 80% of predictors had Cobolli winning, and nobody got the exact score.
• Halys – Blockx: 75% trusted Halys, and four of the six correct predictions also had the right score.
• Fils – Kotov: unanimous support for Fils, and six predictors out of seven called the 2-0.

Third-round schedule

On Sunday, Adrian Mannarino faces Karen Khachanov, Arthur Gea takes on Ben Shelton and Quentin Halys meets Alexander Zverev. On Monday, Arthur Fils plays Botic van de Zandschulp.

At the time of writing, every prediction made so far has Khachanov, Shelton and Zverev winning, and Fils beating Van de Zandschulp. It's up to you to prove them wrong on PredicTennis before the matches start!