Popyrin early casualty in France ATP event

Alexei Popyrin has been beaten in the opening round of the ATP Tour's Open Sud de France on Wednesday.

The Australian young gun failed to win a game in the first and third sets as he had his serve broken on six occasions in a 6-0 6-7 (7-9) 6-0 defeat to Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.

The win halted a three-match losing streak for world No.45 Mannarino, who saved all four break points he faced as he advanced to a round of 16 shodown with countryman and top seed Gael Monfils.

France's Gregoire Barrere upset fourth-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-5 while Vasek Pospisil put out fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the third seed, 6-2 6-3.

Three-times champion Richard Gasquet accounted for Gilles Simon in straight sets in their all-French encounter.

Gasquet won 6-4 6-4 to set up a meeting with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.

The 38-year-old Lopez overcame eighth-seed Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-1 in 69 minutes.