Injured Gulbis crashes out

Ernests Gulbis is out of the French Open after being forced to retire in his first round match against Julien Benneteau.

Latvian forced to retire with leg injury when two sets down

Ernests Gulbis is out of the French Open after being forced to retire in his first round match against Julien Benneteau. The Latvian was trailing 6-4 6-2 1-0 when he eventually conceded with a leg injury. The number 23 seed, who reached the quarter finals two years ago in Paris, was expected to provide a major threat at the championship having enjoyed an excellent clay-court season to date. However, after sustaining what he believes to be a hamstring injury in the second set, he was unable to provide a sustained challenge. "When I returned a serve at 2-1 in the second set, I stretched my leg, my hamstrings, and I heard two cracks," Gulbis explained. "I don't know what is it, so I'm going to have an MRI to hospital in 20 minutes and check it. I hope it's nothing serious. "It's very disappointing. I prepared really well for the tournament. But I have another eight or nine years in front of me, maybe 20 Grand Slams. "If I concentrate on just this one, I'd go nuts. It's happened and I will learn from it."