Monfils crashes out of Mercedes Cup

Top seed Gael Monfils wasted two match points before being knocked out of the Mercedes Cup in the first round by Victor Hanescu.

In a match which resumed with Monfils 4-2 up overnight, the world number 64 Hanescu survived a tight second set tie-break before turning the match in his favour and winning 2-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-4.
Monfils was last year's beaten finalist in Stuttgart.
On another rain-affected day, Spain's Marcel Granollers needed one hour and 10 minutes to defeat Italian seventh seed Andreas Seppi 6-3 3-6 6-1 in another delayed first round showdown.
Defending champion Albert Montanes was knocked out in the second round by fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar, who progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2-6 6-4 6-3 success.