Nicolas David Ionel’s adventure at Roland Garros was short-lived: the Romanian was eliminated on Monday in the first round of qualifying for the second Grand Slam of the year.

Nicholas David IonelPhoto: Marco Zac/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

Yonel, ranked 196th in the world, lost in straight sets to Gauthier Onklin (206 ATP), 6-2, 6-3.

It took the Belgian only one hour and 13 minutes to win.

Romania, four representatives in Roland Garros qualification

Gabriela Ruse (156 WTA) – Jacqueline Christian (128 WTA)

Miriam Bulgaru (232 WTA) – Kateryna Makarova (225 WTA)

Oleksandra Ignatik-Kadantsu (260 WTA) – Dayana Yastremska (144 WTA).

Romania also has four athletes directly qualified for the Roland Garros main draw: Iryna Begu (27 WTA), Sorana Kirstja (31 WTA), Ana Bohdan (60 WTA) and Patricia Sieg (721 WTA, protected ranking rule used).

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.