Bordeaux Challenger: Three French Players Triumph, Evans Already Knocked Out

This Tuesday, the Bordeaux Challenger continued. Despite Richard Gasquet's withdrawal, several French players took to the courts. In the qualifying rounds, two French players secured their spots in the main draw.

Grégoire Barrère defeated Michael Geerts (6-4, 6-2) and will face Benjamin Hassan this Wednesday in his first-round match. Meanwhile, Calvin Hemery overcame his compatriot Geoffrey Blancaneaux (6-2, 6-4) and will face Aleksandar Kovacevic.

In other qualifying results, Pierre Delage was defeated by Albert Ramos-Viñolas (7-6, 6-3), and Dan Evans was eliminated by the resurgent Bernabé Zapata Miralles (6-3, 6-0), who has fallen to 330th in the world rankings. The Spaniard will challenge Quentin Halys in the first round of the main draw.

As for the first-round matches, Pierre-Hugues Herbert advanced successfully. The Frenchman defeated Taro Daniel (7-6, 6-2) in a match briefly interrupted by rain when the score was 7-6, 5-2, 30-15.

A 100% French showdown against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard awaits him in the next round. Finally, Alexander Shevchenko defeated Hugo Grenier (7-6, 6-1) and will face the winner of the duel between Hemery and Kovacevic.

Notably, Stan Wawrinka, invited by the organizers, will begin his tournament this Tuesday evening against Billy Harris. If successful, the Swiss player would then secure a second-round clash against third seed Tallon Griekspoor, the world No. 35.