Already out in the first round in Montpellier, Richard Gasquet was eliminated on Monday upon entering the ATP 250 tournament in Marseille in a duel of veterans by the Spaniard Roberto Bautista, 6-3, 7-5. Little helped by a weak serve (only 45% of first serves), Gasquet, 37 years old and 131st in the world, missed his chance to break his opponent several times in the second set, after a first set won without difficulty by the Spaniard .
Bautista, 35 years old and 102nd in the ATP rankings, was able to rely on a more efficient commitment (9 aces, 69%) to win in 1 hour 51 min. He will face Russian Karen Khachanov (18th) in the next round.