The Spanish Pablo Carreño was defeated in five sets against the French veteran Gilles Simon, who leaves the circuit after this tournament and who won 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 1-6 and 6-4. At dawn in Paris, on the Simone Mathieu court, with an enthusiastic public in favor of the Frenchman, Carreño managed to recover from the first two lost sets and force a fifth, in which he came to enjoy a 3-2 advantage and serve, but he lacked strength to finish off the comeback.
The 37-year-old Frenchman will face American Steve Johnson, who defeated Czech Jiri Vesely 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2, for a place in the third round.
