Andy Murray, Gilles Simon, Lucas Pouille and Jan-Lennard Struff were among the top names that were part of the draw in Montpellier, and they all lost in their opener in Montpellier.
Probably the biggest upset was the former world no.1 bowing to the world no.83 Egor Gerasimov that is an excellent player on indoor courts, but as per his own admission, he was in a completely different league than Andy, at least in the past.
Lucas Pouille keeps on struggling with his elbow that cost him an operation in 2020.
Jannik Sinner is now probably the most interesting player alive in the draw. He will take on Aljaz Bedene in his opener. Here the stats.
Andy Murray in 2021
Now ranked no.121, Andy played his last match on the 23rd of February when he lost to Egor Gerasimov 7-6(8) 6-1 in the 1st round in Montpellier (draw).
This year Andy has managed to achieve a composed 4-2 record. Andy Murray’s most significant achievement of the present year was getting to the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Gilles Simon in 2021
Ranked world no.68, the French player played his last match on the 23rd of February when he was overcome by Dennis Novak 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Montpellier (draw).
At the moment, during this season Simon has an overall 1-3 win-loss record.
Andy Murray and Gilles Simon played each other 18 times. Their head to head is 16-2 for Murray. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Andy Murray won 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) in October 2016.
Lucas Pouille in 2021
At the moment ranked no.79, Lucas played his last match on the 23rd of February when he surrendered to Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 1st round in Montpellier (draw).
At present, during this year Pouille has a 1-3 win-loss record.
Jan-Lennard Struff in 2021
Now ranked no.37, the German played his last match on the 23rd of February when he capitulated to Peter Gojowczyk 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Montpellier (draw).
At present, during this year Jan-Lennard has a 3-4 win-loss record.
Lucas Pouille and Jan-Lennard Struff played each other 4 times. The head to head is 3-1 for Pouille. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Jan-Lennard Struff won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Stuttgart (Mercedes Cup) in June 2019.
Andy Murray, Gilles Simon, Lucas Pouille and Jan-Lennard Struff |
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