A little help from the organizers for the former world number 1.
Andy Murray received a wild card to enter the big table of the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 which begins on Monday November 1st at Bercy.
At 34, the Briton is trying to return to his best level after having had hip surgery.
This week in Vienna, he beat, for the first time in a year, a member of the top 10 with the Pole Hubert Hurkacz.
A first since Safin in 2009
This is the first time since Russian Marat Safin in 2009 that a foreign player has the privilege of being invited to the big table.
Traditionally, they are, in fact, only reserved for French tennis players.
Murray will therefore be accompanied by three tricolors: Arthur Rinderknech (65th), Richard Gasquet (76th) and Pierre-Hugues Herbert (104th).
A logical choice since they appear in the selection of the French Davis Cup team.
The FFT also announced the names of three of the four players invited to qualifying.
They are the French Hugo Gaston (107th), Lucas Pouille (153rd) and Luca Van Assche (680th, the winner of Roland-Garros juniors).
The fourth and final name will be revealed very quickly.
The draw for the large painting will take place this Saturday, October 30 in the middle of the day.