Bernard Tomic was the first seeded player to be eliminated at the ATP’s Swiss Open on Monday, losing 6-0 6-4 to Benoit Paire of France in the first round.

The 47th-ranked Paire swept the first set despite landing only three first serves against the 45th-ranked Tomic, who was seeded eighth after getting a wild-card entry to the clay-court tournament.

Paul-Henri Mathieu was another Frenchman who had to overcome serving problems to win 6-3 7-6 (7-4) against Igor Andreev of Russia.

Mathieu, a former top-20 player, double-faulted 10 times but saved all seven break points he faced.

The 30-year-old Mathieu fell to 733 in the rankings after a left knee injury sidelined him last season.

Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic beat Matteo Viola of Italy 6-3 2-6 6-3 while Martin Fischer of Austria ousted Sandro Ehrat of Switzerland 6-2 6-4.