Like the Roland-Garros semi-finalist, Arthur Rinderknech was the best French player in 2025.
French tennis is sticking its tongue out at the end of the season. After a Rolex Paris Masters marked by the absence of French players at the round of 16 stage, the Metz tournament turned into a disaster for the Blues. Especially for the headliners.
Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils on the flank, Arthur Rinderknech and Corentin Moutet carried the greatest hopes. Alas, both gave in in the first round. While the first, seeded number 6 in Lorraine, was sharply eliminated by David Altmaier (6-4, 64), the second gave in after a long fight (4-6, 7-6, 7-6), doing the business of his compatriot.
Moutet eliminated after a cruel scenario in Metz!
Aryna Sabalenka with Nick Kyrgios, it’s official
Loïs Boisson, good news in the WTA rankings
The elimination of Corentin Moutet ensures Arthur Rinderknech will end 2025 with the status of best Frenchman. Building on his final at the Shanghai Masters, the native of Gassin is currently at 27e rank in the ATP rankings and can no longer be joined by Corentin Moutet, his runner-up among the Blues, who should lose at least three places and emerge around 34e place.
Arthur Rinderknech, only French seed at the Australian Open?
While there were two French people in the Top 20 at the end of 2025, Arthur Rinderknech risks being the only Blue among the 32 seeds at the next Australian Open, Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils, who finished 2025 at 16e and 18e ranks, now standing in 36e and 39e
positions.
But the situation is even more precarious among the girls since the highest ranked is Loïs Boisson, the great revelation of 2025. But the semi-finalist of Roland-Garros comes in at 36e place and should not be seeded in Melbourne. The other Blues are still much further away, Elsa Jacquemot following at 60e rang.
