00:00Britain's Cameron Norrie has crashed out of the French Open after retiring through injury in his first round match against
00:10Paraguay's unseeded Aldolfo Daniel Vallejo.
00:14The British number one, seeded 20th at Roland Garros, entered the tournament carrying a rib complaint and was unable to
00:25complete the contest.
00:27Norrie had opportunities to take control early in the game, missing four set points in a tense opening set before
00:36Vallejo edged the tiebreak 9-7.
00:39The Brit returned for the second set but struggled physically and lasted only two more games before shaking hands with
00:47his opponent.
00:49Later in the day, fellow Briton Jacob Fernley also exited the tournament after straight sets defeat to Argentinian Juan Manuel
01:00Sonandolo, losing both sets there.
01:04Jack Draper's pre-tournament withdrawal through injury means that all British men have left the singles draw in Paris.
01:17With grass court season approaching, Cam Norrie chose caution over risking a more serious setback.
01:24He is due to undergo further assessments in London and may miss the ATP event in the Netherlands beginning on
01:34June the 8th.
01:35Although he remains hopeful of returning for the HSBC championships at Queen's in Eastbourne the following week.
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