Dominic Thiem breezes past Ilya Ivashka
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Updated 29/05/2018 at 00:08 GMT
Dominic Thiem, seeded seventh at Roland Garros, breezed past Ilya Ivashka 6-2 6-4 6-1 to make the second round.
Austria's Dominic Thiem reacts during his men's singles first round match against Belarus's Ilya Ivashka on day two of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 28, 2018.
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French Open highlights: Thiem downs Ivashka
Thiem hit 23 winners to his opponents' 12 as he eased past Belarusian Ivashka in one hour and 46 minutes.
The Austrian 24-year-old, who reached the semi-final stage at Roland Garros in 2016 and 2017, faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in round two.
Thiem has eight claycourt titles in his career and is seen as one of the few players capable of denying world number one Rafa Nadal a record-extending 11th title at Roland Garros.
The Austrian snapped Nadal's year-long winning streak of 50 consecutive sets when he beat the Spaniard in the Madrid Open quarter-finals earlier this month.
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