The French tennis player was lightly injured on the fifth point of the match when he fell and crashed into a side billboard. After dropping the first and second sets, Monfils battled back and, helped by a 19-2 advantage in aces,

Britain's fifth seed Jack Draper fought off inspired home favourite Gael Monfils to claim a 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory and reach the third round of the French Open on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday.