A new Frenchman goes by the wayside… But with the honors.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert was beaten in the second round at Roland Garros by the German Alexander Zverev (2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4).
The Frenchman came very close to the feat against the No. 6 seed.
In the third round, Zverev will face the Italian Marco Cecchinato, striker of the Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero.
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