Korda and Gaston forfeit to Montpellier, the slaughter continues

The ATP 250 in Montpellier kicks off this weekend with qualifying, followed by the first main draw matches on Monday.

Placed just after the Australian Open, this year's tournament will suffer from its position in the calendar, as new withdrawals were added to the list today.

After the withdrawals of Gaël Monfils, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Lorenzo Sonego (quarter-finalist in Melbourne), Sebastian Korda, Hugo Gaston and Aleksandar Vukic announced their withdrawal on Thursday.

Mikhail Kukushkin, Harold Mayot and Richard Gasquet (wild-card winner) will enter the main draw directly.