Rolex Paris Masters 2026: Cam Norrie bows out to Ben Shelton in second round
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Britain’s Cam Norrie lost to world No.4 Ben Shelton in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters.
Norrie overturned a break deficit in the second set but eventually bowed out to US Open runner-up Shelton 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 12 minutes.
The 31-year-old came through a three-set battle with world No.36 Matteo Arnaldi in the opening round yesterday to continue the promising form shown in Vienna last week.
For the second time in two weeks, Norrie was drawn against a top-five opponent in the second round. The former world No.8 narrowly lost to Daniil Medvedev in a third set tie-break last week, and the challenge against Shelton was equally as tough.
Shelton – who has announced that he will play at the 2027 HSBC Championships – lost just two points on serve in an impressive first set and broke Norrie again at the start of the second.
Norrie managed to pull level with a break for 4-4 but was unable to back it up on serve. Shelton broke straight back before serving his way into the third round.
Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Norrie was one of two British stars to exit on day two in Paris, with Arthur Fery losing his first round match to Quentin Halys 7-6(6), 7-5.
Fery had two set points at 6-4 in the first set tie-break, and missed out on three break points in the second.
Both Norrie and Fery will now turn their attention to the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna later this month. The pair have been selected for the Lexus GB team to face Germany in the quarter-finals on Thursday 26 November.
They will be joined by Henry Patten and Neal Skupski, who are both set to play in Paris this week with their respective partners.
