Short preparation
His preparation this year was short. The professional, who is not allowed to play in Wimbledon this year due to sanctions for the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, had to undergo groin surgery in early April and was off for a few weeks. Only last week he made his comeback in Geneva, but lost his first match to Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Rune beats Shapovalov
The Dane Holger Rune, who recently won the ATP tournament in Munich, also caused an exclamation mark in Paris. The 19-year-old knocked out Wimbledon semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov from Canada with a rip-off performance 6: 3, 6: 1, 7: 6 (7: 4).
Gojowczyk already eliminated
Peter Gojowczyk, on the other hand, was denied a place in the second round after his fourth appearance in the main draw. The 32-year-old from Munich failed in his opening match 2: 6, 2: 6, 1: 6 at Italian Lorenzo Sonego. While Gojowczyk was already able to win in Wimbledon, at the Australian Open and the US Open, after a good start and a quick break against Sonego, he again struggled on the clay court classic in the French capital and lost very clearly in the end.
Oscar Otte (Cologne) and Nastasja Schunk (Ludwigshafen) are still required on Tuesday. Alexander Zverev, Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic have already made it into the second round.
Source: dpa/sid/res