Richard Gasquet, 86th in the world, suffered the law of Tomas Machac, 143rd in the world (7-5, 6-2) in 1h35, during the opening match of France-Czech Republic.
A meeting played behind closed doors in Innsbruck.
The Czech Republic leads 1-0 against the Blues.
Adrian Mannarino, will have to beat the solid Jiri Vesely, 82nd in the world to keep hope after the misstep of a Gasquet, 35 years old and far from his best level.