Gaël Monfils, 70th in the world, was knocked out in the first round of the ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier. The Frenchman lost to the 21-year-old Italian, Flavio Cobolli (76th), winner (6-7 (8/10), 6-3, 6-0) The latter will meet for a place in the quarter against another Frenchman, Constant Lestienne (106th), who overcame the loss of the firstround against Bernabe Zapata (80th) Earlier, Alexandre Müller (71st) was knockedout in the 2nd round by the American Michael Mmoh (133rd)