The eight-man player field for next month’s Bastide UTS Nîmes 2026 is complete, with big-hitting Karen Kachenov joining Grigor Dimitrov, defending UTS Nîmes champion Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Bublik, Ugo Humbert, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
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With all eight players having been ranked in the World’s Top 15 when Bastide UTS Nîmes 2026 returns to the historic Arénés des Nîmes on 3rd and 4th April, this will be one of the strongest line-ups ever seen at a UTS event. These world class players will be competing for $1,000,000USD in prizemoney with the winner taking home $301,000USD as well as a big boost of confidence ahead of the clay court season.
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UTS’ unique format means that fans are guaranteed to see all eight players compete on both days of the event. Saturday 4th April, which includes the semi finals and final back-to-back, sold out in record time. There are now only a small number of tickets still available for Friday.
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This year’s Bastide UTS Nîmes follows a very successful debut for UTS last year in the historic French town. The Arénes des Nîmes, an 800-year-old Roman amphitheatre, provides the perfect showcase for gladiatorial tennis with a venue steeped in history playing host to a groundbreaking, innovative sports format.
Order of Play
Friday 3rd April
Felix Auger-Aliassime (N.1) vs Grigor Dimitrov
Andrey Rublev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Casper Ruud vs Karen Khachanov
Alexander Bublik (N.2) vs Ugo Humbert
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Saturday 4th April
Two classification matches
Semi-final #1
Semi-final #2
Final
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