Dominic Thiem, double finalist in 2018 and 2019, was eliminated in the first round of Roland-Garros Monday in five sets and nearly four hours by the Argentine Pedro Cachin (64th) who participates for the second time in the Major on clay. The 29-year-old Austrian, a former world No. 3 who fell to No. 92 this week, lost 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (1/7), 4-6, 6-2 to the 28-year-old Argentine who lost last year in the second round of his first Grand Slam tournament.
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He then reached the third round at the US Open without having participated in Wimbledon. This year, he will try to reach the third round in Paris by facing Croatian Borna Coric (16th). Thiem, winner of the 2020 US Open, is trying to return to his best after ten months of absence (between 2021 and 2022) to treat a wrist injury.
