British number one Cameron Norrie slumped out of the French Open in the first round to Russian Pavel Kotov.
Norrie, stuck on a sparsely-populated outside court on a cold and breezy Paris afternoon in a match delayed by rain, lost in five tight sets 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-2.
The 28-year-old, seeded 32, won five games in a row after trailing 4-1 to take the first set.
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Twice Norrie led by a set but twice world number 56 Kotov hit back, taking the match to a decider in a tie-break.
Kotov raced into a 4-0 lead and Norrie was unable to peg him back as he bowed out at the first-round stage for the first time since 2020.