Two of the best Frenchmen were (logically?) eliminated in the first round. Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori, ranked 46th in the world, defeated Grégoire Barrère, ranked 58th in the ATP. In a 100% French clash, Richard Gasquet (52nd) lost to Arthur Rinderknech (78th).
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Grégoire Barrère pushed his opponent into a five-set match, before logically bowing, he who led two sets to one. Emil Ruusuvuori won 6-2, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in 4h14 of play.
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For his part, Richard Gasquet lost to his compatriot Arthur Rinderknech in four sets. An unbalanced match between the two Frenchmen. The 27-year-old from Var led two sets to one and 5-0 in the fourth set before the 36-year-old Biterrois rebelled and rallied at 5-5. Both players pushed to the decisive game, won by the younger of the two. Arthur Rinderknech won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in 3:08 of play.