Slovak qualifier Alex Molcan reaches Paris Masters main draw
The gist
Slovak qualifier Alex Molcan beat Nuno Borges 7-6(5), 6-2 to reach the Paris Masters main draw.
He next faces Titouan Droguet after climbing from No. 329 to the top 80.
How it unfolded
- Apr 6, 2026World No. 189 Molcan stunned top seed Gabriel Diallo at the Tiriac Open in Bucharest.
- Apr 17, 2026Molcan beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4 in the BMW Open quarterfinals, improving to 11-2 on clay that season.
- May 6, 2026World No. 166 Molcan upset Alexander Bublik in the first round of the ATP 500 clay tournament in Munich.