First day of the main draw and first surprise with the elimination of Dino Prizmic. The 18-year-old Croatian, 169th in the ATP, who had stolen a set from Novak Djokovic in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open, was eliminated by the Dutchman Gijs Brouwer (206th) in two sets: 2-6, 4-6. The winner of the 2023 Roland-Garros juniors was never really able to establish his game, due to repeated unforced errors.
On the other hand, no problem for Grégoire Barrère (124th), double winner (2018 and 2019) and finalist (2021) in Lille, who dominated the Czech Zdenek Kolar (235th) in two sets (6-3, 6-3) in 1h12. « The score doesn’t necessarily reflect the shape of the match, but it was a good first round », commented the Ile-de-France resident.
French Arthur Gea (449th), one of the three wild cards of the tournament, could not resist the Briton Billy Harris (185e), 6-4, 7-6 in 1h55.
Continuation of the 1st round this Tuesday with the entry into the running of Lucas Pouille. The Northerner (289th) will be at home in Lille where he will face the South African Lloyd Harris (180th) in the early evening. Before, Pierre-Hugues Herbert (166th) will be opposed to another Frenchman, Arthur Bouquier (612th), from the qualifications.
Another Frenchman expected on the courts, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (170th, seeded n°8) who will face the Briton at the start of the day Jan Choinski (173rd). Winner in 2021, the Belgian Zizou Bergs (123rd) will be opposed to a compatriot: Joris De Loore (211e).
Note that the American Brandon Nakashima (89th) withdrew from the tournament Monday morning, the German Oscar Otte (286th), lucky-loser, joins the main draw.
2024-02-27 09:59:14
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