Corentin Moutet, 77th in the world in the ATP ranking, was defeated after a long battle which lasted 3:10. He lost 6-7 [0], 7-6 [8], 7-5 against Russian Aslan Karatsev. He will have cracked in the bad moments of the meeting (0 point scored in the deciding game, in the first set, then at the very end of the match).
Grégoire Barrère made a successful entry into the tournament. He overcame the German Oscar Otte 6-4 6-3 in just over an hour of play, notably saving 5 break points. In the second round, he will meet Lorenzo Musetti, whom he has never met.
