Lleyton Hewitt fell in a dramatic five-set battle to Gilles Simon at the French Open on Sunday, while Marinko Matosevic and James Duckworth also lost.

Lleyton Hewitt, Marinko Matosevic and James Duckworth will all take to the courts at Roland Garros as the French Open kicks off on Sunday.

Australia's representation at the ATP Open de Nice ended at the first hurdle on Monday when Lleyton Hewitt and Marinko Matosevic lost in the opening round.

Australians Marinko Matosevic and John-Patrick Smith will combine at the French Open to contest the men's doubles event.

Australians Lleyton Hewitt and Marinko Matosevic will finalise their preparations for the French Open this week when they contest the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur.

Sam Stosur and Marinko Matosevic have been eliminated from the Mutua Madrid Open in the first round on Monday.

Florian Mayer, the sixth-seed and 2011 runner-up, has rallied past Australia's Marinko Matosevic at the BMW Open in Munich.

Australian No.2 Marinko Matosevic has begun his campaign at the BMW Open in Munich in fine style, while John Millman successfully qualified for the main draw.

Viktor Troicki advanced to the second round of the ATP Nastase Tiriac Trophy by beating Australia's Marinko Matosevic 7-6(5) 6-3 on Monday.

Rafael Nadal has made a predictably successful return to his beloved clay with a 6-1 6-2 defeat of Australia's Marinko Matosevic at the Monte Carlo Masters.