PARIS: Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem was hauled out in the very first round of the French Open from Spanish journeyman Pablo Andujar 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at the first important upset of the claycourt Grand Slam on Sunday.
It first appeared that Andujar’s triumph from 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at Geneva earlier this month might count for nothing.
But Thiem’s match started to unravel after a prominent beginning on courtroom Philippe Chatrier.
Thiem, that reached the last in Paris at 2018 and 2019, hadn’t dropped in the opening round at Roland Garros, but prospect climbed as Andujar went to get his shots and also unsettled his 27-year-old competition.
Thiem broke after having a rest at the first game of the decider, however, Andujar maintained on piling up the strain with heavy strokes and broke for 3-2.
Even the 35-year-old, ranked 68th in the world, then held serve during to claim success after almost four and a half a day.