Barrere and Ponchet Out in the First Round of Roland-Garros Qualifiers

Currently ranked 292nd in the world, Barrere began his Roland-Garros tournament in the first round of the qualifiers. Facing the Czech player Svrcina, the Frenchman lost in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) after 1 hour and 36 minutes of play.

Lacking opportunism, the INSEP-trained player failed to capitalize on the chances that came his way, converting none of his three break points. The 31-year-old also committed 34 unforced errors throughout the match. Eliminated in his first match, Barrere couldn’t improve on his performance from the previous edition, where he had reached the main draw’s first round.

This season, the Frenchman had reached the quarterfinals of the Oeiras 4 Challenger 125 and the final in Nonthaburi.

It also didn’t go well for Ponchet, who lost to Serbia’s Radivojevic (6-3, 6-1). A quarterfinalist in Rouen, the 28-year-old exited the Parisian Grand Slam in her opening match. Throughout the encounter, she failed to win a single break point and landed only 42% of her first serves.