Journeyman Andujar dumps Thiem out in French Open first round
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30 May 2021 - 19:15
Paris — Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem was knocked out in the first round of the French Open by Spanish journeyman Pablo Andujar 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the first big upset of the clay court grand slam on Sunday.
It first seemed that Andujar’s win against 20-time grand slam winner Roger Federer in Geneva earlier in May would count for nothing. But Austrian Thiem’s game began to unravel after a dominant start on court Philippe Chatrier...
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