Richard was leading comfortably 6-2, 6-2 when Sébastien Grosjean had to retire due to a thigh injury.
His third round opponent will be either another compatriote, Gilles Simon, or Argentinian Agustin Calleri. Richard is up against both players in the H/H: 2-0 against Simon and 1-0 against Calleri. Read his
post-match interview.