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ATP Lyon 2026 Preview: Draw, Title Odds, Injuries and Surface

The ATP Lyon main draw begins on 18 October, with Tommy Paul, Taylor Fritz and Flavio Cobolli leading the field. 32 players and 16 singles matches in the draw so far, clay court.

When is the ATP Lyon?

The tournament starts on 18 October. Matches are listed to 19 October so far; the later rounds join the card as the draw is published.

Who are the title favourites for the ATP Lyon?

Tommy Paul is the favourite with a 24.5% chance of the title, ahead of Taylor Fritz on 21.4%. Worked out round by round from the published draw and our player ratings.

PlayerTitle chanceOur fair price
Tommy Paul 424.5%4.1
Taylor Fritz 221.4%4.7
Flavio Cobolli 17.7%13.0
Valentin Vacherot 36.9%14.4
Arthur Fery 85.8%17.1
Luca van Assche5.4%18.5
Brandon Nakashima 54.8%20.9
Matteo Berrettini4.7%21.1
Lorenzo Musetti 63.8%26.3
Titouan Droguet3.0%32.8

What is the surface at the ATP Lyon?

The tournament is played on clay court.

Very slow court. How it has actually played, against the average for its level.

Servers held

71.4%
of games

−9.6% vs tour average 81.0%

Serve points won

60.0%
of points

−5.0% vs tour average 64.9%

Sets to a tiebreak

12.9%
of sets

−6.9% vs tour average 19.8%

Aces

0.27
per service game

−0.21 vs tour average 0.48

Measured from 66 matches played at this event, against the average for its level over the same period. Not a surface label.

Which players come to the ATP Lyon in form?

Win-loss over the last five weeks, across every event, from our own results record.

Which players are carrying an injury into the tournament?

Retirements, walkovers and medical timeouts from our own tracking. A short price on a player who has not finished a match lately is the easiest way to lose money at this level.

PlayerRecentWhy it matters
Matteo ArnaldiL 0-2, W 2-0, L 0-21 medical timeout(s) in 14 days
Corentin MoutetRET, L 1-2, W 2-0first match back: retired on 1 Sep, 47 days out
Dusan LajovicRET, L 0-2, W-retfirst match back: retired on 15 Sep, 33 days out
Vitaliy SachkoW 2-0, L 1-2, W-ret1 medical timeout(s) in 14 days
M. MrvaL 0-2, W 2-0, W-retretired in the last 90 days

Playing a first match in a while, with nothing physical on their record: Stan Wawrinka (30 days), Titouan Droguet (21 days). A gap between tournaments is normal at this time of year - treat it as rust, not as a doubt.

Which home players are in the ATP Lyon?

12 players from France are in the singles draw. Benjamin Bonzi, Corentin Moutet, Clement Tabur, Felix Balshaw, Kyrian Jacquet, Moise Kouame, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg, Titouan Droguet, Ugo Blanchet, Ugo Humbert, Valentin Royer.

What are the first round matchups at the ATP Lyon?

Order of play from 10:00 UTC; individual times follow the session.

MatchPricesMarket makes it
Ugo Blanchet v Nicolai Budkov Kjaer2.62 / 1.5163% N. Budkov Kjaer
Kyrian Jacquet v Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg1.71 / 2.2156% K. Jacquet
Jan Kumstat v Michael Mmoh1.92 / 1.9250% M. Mmoh
Francesco Maestrelli v Borna Gojo2.86 / 1.4566% B. Gojo
M. Mrva v Dusan Lajovic2.15 / 1.7555% D. Lajovic
Jurij Rodionov v Pierre-Hugues Herbert1.75 / 2.1455% J. Rodionov
Valentin Royer v Clement Tabur1.66 / 2.3058% V. Royer
Otto Virtanen v Vitaliy Sachko1.43 / 2.9667% O. Virtanen