Mannarino humiliated by the world's 530th-ranked player in Nouméa!
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Could there be a worse way to kick off the 2024 season?
Number one seed and logical favorite to win the Nouméa Challenger 100, Adrian Mannarino was knocked out in the first round.
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Faced with Japan's Yusuke Takahashi, ranked 530th in the world, the Frenchman played a match of rare weakness, losing in just over an hour to an opponent 464 places ahead of him in the rankings (6-3, 6-0).
With a Round of 16 match to defend at the Australian Open, the situation is clearly becoming critical for the veteran Frenchman.
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