Galimberti took the place of French number six seed FabriceSantoro, who pulled out of the tournament because of tiredness after winning the Australian Open doubles title.
So it is logical to say that even lower-ranked players like Nicolas Escude and FabriceSantoro will confidently expect good runs in Paris, especially with the home fans behind them.
The Czech player won through to his first Masters Series final with a straight sets win over FabriceSantoro on Saturday but said he had picked up the injury towards the end of that match.