Richard Gasquet eliminated as soon as he enters the running at the ATP 250 in Lyon

Richard Gasquet was eliminated from the ATP 250 in Lyon on Monday, as soon as he entered the running. Defeated by the 53rd in the world Mikael Ymer (6-2, 7-5), the Frenchman (50th) will not go beyond the first round despite his comeback in the second set and the encouragement of the public.

While he had broken his opponent from the start, Gasquet was too approximate during his service games and was quickly overtaken in the first set. The frustration mounted in the second, more balanced, during which the Héraultais spent a shutout to come back to 5-4, before bringing the score back to 5-5.

But again, his service game failed him. Mikael Ymer immediately regained the upper hand to finish the job after 1h51 on the court. It is therefore he who will face in the second round Arthur Fils, winner of the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen (6-3, 6-2) earlier in the day.