WorldNo. 2 Daniil Medvedev returned to action after six weeks at the Geneva Open. Still, Medvedev's return did not go to plan as he lost to Richard Gasquet in straight sets in the alternate round.
Rafael Nadal, who is set to arrive in Paris on Wednesday for the forthcoming French Open, will be rehearsing incontinently upon his appearance.
2019 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova will miss the French Open after witnessing wrist surgery. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who was the runner-up in Paris last time, is set to skip the rest of the season, including Roland Garros, due to an injury.
Top players, including Naomi Osaka, Maria Sakkari and Jannik Sinner, have formerly arrived in Paris and commenced their final medications for the French Open. Then is a round-up of the day's news
The opening set was rather one-sided, as Medvedev was out to a slow launch. The Russian traced in the alternate set as well, but fought back to position the score and push the set to a tie- break.
Still, Medvedev came up short as he lost 6-2, 7-6 (5). He will now head to the French Open without important practice on complexion and zero triumphs on the face. Medvedev's palm- loss record for 2022 now stands at 16-6.