Clement Tabur beat second qualifying seed Valentin Royer 7-6(2), 6-7(3), 6-2 in Lyon on October 18, 2026. After each won a tiebreak, Tabur settled the match in the deciding set.
He next meets eighth seed Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, who beat wild card Ugo Blanchet 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the Tennis.com results. Their next match decides a main-draw place.
Wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert recovered to beat Jurij Rodionov 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-0. His next opponent, Maxim Mrva, defeated Dusan Lajovic in two tiebreak sets.
Top qualifying seed Kyrian Jacquet beat Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg 6-3, 7-5 and next plays Michael Mmoh. Qualifying began October 18; the main tournament runs October 19-25.
