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Two-time finalist Dominic Thiem was eliminated from Roland Garros in the second round of qualifying on Wednesday, going down 6-2, 7-5 to Finland's Otto Virtanen.
Thiem failed to go past the first round of the main draw since his 2020 run to the final and dropped from World No. 3 to 131 in the rankings.
To clarify, he was knocked out in the qualifying tournament for the French open.
His career has been blighted by a niggling wrist injury and, since his crowning moment in 2020 when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Covid-affected US Open final, his career has nose-dived.
The 30-year-old Austrian already announced plans to retire from tennis at the end of the 2024 season.
The first round of the French Open begins on Sunday.
With AFP
Thiem failed to go past the first round of the main draw since his 2020 run to the final and dropped from World No. 3 to 131 in the rankings.
To clarify, he was knocked out in the qualifying tournament for the French open.
His career has been blighted by a niggling wrist injury and, since his crowning moment in 2020 when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Covid-affected US Open final, his career has nose-dived.
The 30-year-old Austrian already announced plans to retire from tennis at the end of the 2024 season.
The first round of the French Open begins on Sunday.
With AFP
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