ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — American men’s No. 1 Taylor Fritz is out of the French Open in the first round after a four-set defeat to Germany’s Daniel Altmaier.

Fritz has struggled on clay courts this year, but hoped to build on last year's runner-up finish at the U.S. Open.

U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz has lost in the first round of the French Open as the tournament’s No. 4 seed.