Troubled Paire retires through injury in Gstaad, Ymer makes second round

Swede qualifier Elias Ymer moved into the second round of the Swiss Open when Frenchman Benoit Paire retired at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad on Tuesday afternoon.

Ymer, ranked No 131, led 6-2, 2-0 when Paire, ranked No 92, pulled out at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad on Tuesday, obviously restricted in his movement.

It follows a difficult few weeks for Paire, in which he has spoken openly about his struggles with his mental health, and in which his ex-girlfriend has hit out at his behaviour during their relationship.

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Troubled Paire retires through injury in Gstaad, Ymer makes second round

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The Swede will face No 5 seed Pedro Martinez Portero next.

Gstaad ATP 250, other first-round matches (Roy Emerson Arena, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):

• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Dominic Stricker
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Thiago Moura Monteiro
• Hugo Gaston vs. Dominic Thiem
• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Cristian Garin
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio: tuesday
• Richard Gasquet beat Roberto Carballes-Baena: 7-5, 6-4
• Jaume Munar beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
• Alexander Ritschard (WC) beat João Sousa (8): 6-3, 6-3
• Jiri Lehecka beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-1, 6-3
• Federico Delbonis beat Mikael Ymer: 6-4, 7-5
• Pedro Martinez Portero beat Carlos Taberner: 6-4, 6-3