Metz Open: Moutet advances to second round after Nagal retirement

Frenchman Corentin Moutet advanced to the second round of the Metz Open when Indian Sumit Nagal retired at the Arènes de Metz on Sunday.

Moutet, ranked No 70, led 7-5, 4-0 when Nagal, ranked No 84, pulled out on Sunday afternoon at the Arènes de Metz.

The Frenchman will face the winner of the match between Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko and German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 7 seed, next.

Metz ATP 250, other first-round results (Arènes de Metz, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Benjamin Bonzi
• Quentin Halys vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Richard Gasquet vs. Thiago Monteiro
• Hugo Gaston vs. Ugo Humbert
• Arthur Cazaux vs. Zizou Bergs
• Cameron Norrie vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Alex Michelsen vs. Harold Mayot