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Tom Paris #676France2Romain Faucon #493Belgium1

Sets 6-7 · 6-2 · 7-5Sun 25 Oct 2026, 15:30Q1I.hard

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageRomain Faucon · 183 places

Tom Paris

France

Paris is the French right-hander in this matchup, ranked No. 664 and listed at 191cm with a one-handed backhand. His recorded 2026 results came mostly indoors on hard courts.

Current ranking: #676
Peak ranking: —
Current age: —
Preferred surface: Carpet
Hand: Right handed
Height: 191 cm

Romain Faucon

Belgium

Faucon is listed at No. 493, with Hard recorded as his preferred surface.

Current ranking: #493
Peak ranking: —
Current age: —
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: —
Height: —

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 25 Oct 2026, 09:48 · Europe/Bucharest

Romain Faucon, ranked 493, arrives with an 11-4 hard-court record against Tom Paris's 5-5, though his last match was a straight-sets loss to a player ranked 787.

Faucon is the likelier winner, and a straight-set finish fits the record better than a decider. The 3.2 on Faucon to win, 2.75 for the first set, 2.75 for the second and 5.25 for a 2-0 win all offer something; Paris at 1.3 asks for far more than the record shows.

Context

No reported availability concerns for either player and no head-to-head on record; research located only the scheduling detail, so conditions add little beyond the form samples themselves.

Faucon has averaged 2.2 sets per match and only four of his 15 hard-court matches reached a tiebreak, so his matches tend to resolve without extended opening sets. Paris has gone the distance in four of his ten hard-court matches in the record. That gives a straight-set route for Faucon a plausible basis without making it a given.
- 23 September to 18 October 2026: 15 hard-court matches, eight 2-0 wins, three 2-1 wins, four 0-2 losses.
- Total sets average 2.2; four tiebreaks across 15 matches, none in the 15 first sets.
- Set 1 record 9-6 with 9.1 games per opening set; set 2 record 10-5 with 11.3 games.
Paris has started level in his hard-court sample, averaging 11 games in first sets, then dropped away after the change of ends. Four of those ten matches ended in a 0-2 defeat and only two in a 2-0 win. The split gives Faucon a specific opening if the match is still tight after one set, though a ten-match sample is thin ground for firm conclusions.
- 10 March to 13 October 2026: 10 hard-court matches, 5-5 overall.
- Set 1: 5-5, 5.5 games won and 5.5 lost per set, three tiebreaks.
- Set 2: 3-7, 3.9 games won and 5.4 lost per set.
- Scorelines: four 0-2, two 2-0, three 2-1, one 1-2; total games average 24.1.
This establishes the immediate setting: a qualifying-round meeting on Court 1 in Brest. The order places the match after two earlier Court 1 fixtures, which identifies its scheduled sequence but does not establish an unusual workload or recovery difference between the players. It is principally tournament context rather than evidence of a playing advantage.
- The pair are listed in the Brest qualifying first round on Court 1.
- Paris–Faucon follows the 09h00 and 12h00 Court 1 matches.
ReportedSources checked 25 Oct 2026, 09:46 · Europe/BucharestTennisTemple match pagefr.tennistemple.com · 25 Oct 2026
Faucon had won four matches in the days before this defeat, all in straight sets, so the loss interrupts his form rather than defining it. Paldanius at 787 sits well below Faucon's own ranking of 493, a reminder that results at this level are uneven. One match is not a trend, and Paris's own recent run includes a straight-sets loss to a player ranked 746.
- 18 October 2026 hard-court match: lost 3-6 4-6 to Oskari Paldanius, ranked 787.
- Completed in two sets, no retirement: Faucon won seven games, Paldanius twelve.

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Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 3.20
The read
Faucon has won more hard-court matches and his serve numbers are clearly stronger.
- Hard-court record is 11-4 in the set sample.
- First-serve points won 70.4% with 61.8% break points saved.
- Set 2 record is 10-5 on hard.
- Ranked 493 versus 676.
BetBugs · Match WinnerRomain FauconMarket price3.20Estimated chance64%

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Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Faucon's second sets regularly reach at least ten games, and his tiebreak rate adds to the chance.
- Faucon set2 total games average 11.3.
- Faucon's last six second sets all had at least ten games.
- Faucon has four tiebreaks in 15 hard-court set2s.
BetBugs · Set 2 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance58%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Faucon's recent matches tend to end quickly, which points under.
- Faucon averages 22.3 total games in hard-court set sample.
- Five of Faucon's last six matches finished in straight sets.
- Paris's last six matches average 21.5 total games.
BetBugs · Total GamesUnder 23.5Estimated chance54%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Paris's opening sets often go beyond nine games, while Faucon's are close to the line.
- Paris set1 total games average 11.0.
- Faucon set1 total games average 9.1.
- Recent set1 totals are 6 over and 6 under 9.5.
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance52%

Sets0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Both samples lean toward straight-set finishes, especially Faucon's.
- Faucon's hard-court scorelines include eight 2-0 wins and four 0-2 losses.
- Faucon averages 2.2 sets per match.
- Paris averages 2.4 sets per match.
BetBugs · Total SetsUnder 2.5Estimated chance65%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 2.75
The read
Faucon has been clearly the better second-set player on hard courts.
- Faucon has a 10-5 set2 record on hard.
- Paris has a 3-7 set2 record on hard.
- Faucon set2 games average 6.0-5.3.
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerRomain FauconMarket price2.75Estimated chance65%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 2.75
The read
Faucon's serve gives him the clearer opening-set advantage.
- Faucon has a 9-6 set1 record on hard.
- Faucon first-serve points won 70.4%.
- Paris is 5-5 in set1 on hard.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerRomain FauconMarket price2.75Estimated chance60%

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Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Most of Faucon's hard-court matches avoid tiebreaks, especially in opening sets.
- Faucon's hard-court set sample has 4 tiebreaks in 15 matches.
- Faucon's set1 sample has no tiebreaks.
- Faucon has eight 2-0 wins in 15 hard-court matches.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchNoEstimated chance65%

Tom Paris

6W 9L

6-2 6-4#746Maximilian Marterer

7-6(5) 6-3#344Ugo Blanchet

7-6(6) 6-3#318Lucas Poullain

3-6 6-2 6-4#527Yanis Ghazouani Durand

6-4 6-2#415Niels Visker

0-6 6-1 6-3#558Lukas Pokorny

6-4 6-4#181Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg

3-6 6-4 4-2 ret.#334Laurent Lokoli

6-4 6-0#353Tung-Lin Wu

7-5 0-6 6-4#752Yunseong Chung

6-7(3) 6-3 6-4#143Ilia Simakin

6-1 ret.#335Raphael Perot

7-5 7-5#850Kenny de Schepper

6-2 6-7(4) 6-2#515Matisse Bobichon

6-4 7-6(4)#318Lucas Poullain

Romain Faucon

11W 4L

6-3 6-4#787Oskari Paldanius

6-3 4-6 6-3#881Artur Kukasian

6-4 7-5#895Saveliy Ivanov

6-4 7-5—Andrei Kunitsyn

6-3 7-6(3)—Marat Salbiev

6-4 7-6(4)#607Anton Arzhankin

6-4 6-4—Nicola Senn

4-6 7-5 6-3—Niklas Waldner

6-3 6-4—Marwan Ehab

6-4 6-4#499Fares Zakaria

6-1 7-5—Matteo Fondriest

6-4 6-3—Yahor Slizevich

6-0 7-6(4)#437Karan Singh

3-6 6-4 7-5#723Samir Hamza Reguig

6-2 7-6(5)—Georgios Nouchakis

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

TPTom ParisParis

Last 15

1–6

9 core stats · 2 even

Romain FauconFauconRF

Romain Faucon carries the stronger recent form — Tom Paris's route runs through pressure.

Serve · 0–3 · 2 even

1st Serve In62.8%+1.0pp63.8%

1st Serve Won65.9%+4.5pp70.4%

2nd Serve Won51.1%+3.2pp54.3%

Aces / Match3.5—3.5

Double Faults / Match2.0—2.2

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won35.2%+4.2pp39.4%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted41.9%+1.0pp40.9%

Break Pts Saved59.0%+2.8pp61.8%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won48.1%+3.6pp51.7%

Serve · 0–3 · 2 even

62.8%1st Serve In+1.0pp63.8%

65.9%1st Serve Won+4.5pp70.4%

51.1%2nd Serve Won+3.2pp54.3%

3.5Aces / Match—3.5

2.0Double Faults / Match—2.2

Return · 0–1

35.2%Return Pts Won+4.2pp39.4%

Pressure · 1–1

41.9%Break Pts Converted+1.0pp40.9%

59.0%Break Pts Saved+2.8pp61.8%

Points · 0–1

48.1%Total Pts Won+3.6pp51.7%

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