Roddick through to Lyon quarter-finals
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-28 08:49

He was unable to match the sheer power of Monfils, who said his opponent had barely raised a sweat.

"As soon as we started to warm up, I felt that he was not in the game. He was not concentrating, he was teasing me. I think it's a shame for the spectators who came to watch a real game of tennis. I took no pleasure at all," he said.

Qualifier Gicquel, ranked 141st in the world, defeated the 44th-ranked Sanguinetti in 53 minutes.

"It's a win I hadn't dared hope for because I only came back from holiday in the Seychelles 10 days ago and I only had three days of training," he said.

"I think I've made a lot of progress mentally. I tended to blow the fuses all the time so, a month ago, I decided to shut up on the court."

Lyon Grand Prix men's singles round 2 results

Results from the Lyon Grand Prix Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday

Fabrice Santoro (France) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 6-1 6-4

1-Andy Roddick (United States) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 7-6(5) 6-3

Sebastien Grosjean (France) beat 5-Tommy Robredo (Spain) 7-5 6-3

Gael Monfils (France) beat 3-Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) 6-4 6-3

Marc Gicquel (France) beat Davide Sanguinetti (Italy) 6-3 6-2