Lucas Pouille made a winning return to the Open 13 Provence. The Frenchman, who had not played again at the Palais des Sports since his final loss to Karen Khachanov in 2018, won in two sets 7-5 6-3 against Slovakian qualifier Alex Molcan. In the next round, the northerner will face the number 2 seed and two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas.
