Somdev Devvarman was knocked out of the French Open first round, losing a marathon five-setter 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 to world number 65 Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland at the Roland Garros on Sunday.
The match, which saw fortunes swing from one end to the other, lasted for close to four hours.
It was Somdev, who led the head-to-head count 1-0 before this meeting, but luck just did not seem to favour the Indian on the day.
Somdev, ranked 109, had earlier become the first Indian in 13 years to make the men’s singles main draw of the French Open.
Leander Paes was the last Indian to play at Roland Garros in 1997 when he reached the second round. — Agencies