Richard lost his first match on grass in Eastbourne against the Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 6-1 6-7 6-7. His next tournament is Wimbledon.
After having skipped Queens, Richard was the top seed in Eastbourne and he started the match like the certain winner, taking the first set 6-1.But inspite of having scored 17 points more than his opponent and dominating all the statistics, he had to concede the match after two lost tie-breaks.