Swiss wildcard Jérôme Kym upsets Arthur Rinderknech in Basel first round
The gist
Swiss wildcard Jérôme Kym, ranked No. 222, beat France's Arthur Rinderknech, No. 61, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in Basel.
The win lifts Kym's live ranking and sets up a second-round match with top seed Ben Shelton.
How it unfolded
- Oct 17, 2026Kym lost 7-6(2) 7-6(3) to Brunold in the semifinal of the Roanne Challenger, his last match before Basel.
- Oct 27, 2026Wildcard Kym defeated France's Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in the first round at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, in just under an hour and three-quarters.
- Oct 27, 2026Kym saved all five of Rinderknech's break points, took the tiebreak 7-1 and broke at 4-4 in the second set; it was his fourth ATP Tour victory and first away from the Gstaad ATP 250.