Faced with Italian Lorenzo Musetti, world number 17 in the ATP rankings and seeded number 6 in the tournament, Barrère had to concede defeat. In the second round of the ATP 250 in Stuttgart, the Frenchman was swept away in straight sets 6-3 6-3.
Musetti will meet the winner of the match Jiří Lehečka – Frances Tiafoe, in the quarter-finals.
