Bengaluru: World No. 14 Gael Monfils has withdrawn from the French Open with a viral infection, the Grand Slam tournament's organisers said on Friday.
"@Gael_Monfils withdraws from #RG16 because of a bad virus. Get well soon and see you for #RG17 Gael," they said in the official French Open Twitter feed.
The 29-year-old Frenchman joins world No. 3 Roger Federer on the sidelines.
Federer, champion in Paris in 2009 - the year he beat Monfils in the semifinals - pulled out of the year's second Grand Slam on Thursday, citing a lack of fitness.
A quarterfinalist at the year's opening Grand Slam in Melbourne in January, Monfils has had a mixed claycourt season so far. He was knocked out in the second round of the Madrid Open earlier this month, then lost his first round match at the Italian Open, but was runner-up at the Monte Carlo Masters in April.
Monfils, who's semifinal appearance in 2009 remains his best performance at Roland Garros, was knocked out in the fourth round by Federer last year.
(With inputs from Agencies)