Men's Round-up: Dominic Thiem fights through
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Updated 27/05/2019 at 21:27 GMT
Fourth seed Dominic Thiem needed four sets to beat 22-year-old American Tommy Paul but eventually progressed to the second round, winning 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2.
Dominic Thiem lors de Roland-Garros 2019
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The Austrian had a tougher battle than expected, and was down 0-4 in the third-set tie-break before recovering.
It was not a good day for some of the other seeds, though.
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Nikoloz Basiashvili was knocked out 6-4 6-1 6-3 at the French Open first round by Juan Londero.
The Argentine pulled off the first major upset of the men's tournament when he won in straight sets against the 15th seed from Georgia.
He was not the only seed to fall, though, with 12th seed Daniil Medvedev crashing out at the hands of Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Hebert over five sets - despite winning the first two sets as he lost 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5.
And another seeded player was beaten after a gruelling five sets - American 32nd seed Frances Tiafoe was dumped out by Serbia's Filip Krajinovic, 6-2 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-0.
Twentieth seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada crashed out in just three sets, to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, 7-6(1) 6-3 6-4.
It was better news for Australia's 21st seed Alex De Minaur, though, who defeated American Bradley Klahn in three sets 6-1 6-4 6-4 to secure his first win since February following a run of injury.
Stan Wawrinka - who is seeded here after struggling with injury in recent months - is into the second round after beating Serbia's Jozef Kovalik 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3.
And it was a good day for the home crowd - as well as Herbert's epic win, Corentin Moutet impressed as he battled past Alexey Vatutin 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4, and veteran Richard Gasquet enjoyed a straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-3 win against Germany's Mischa Zverev.
Day 2 results
- Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) [15] 6-4 6-1 6-3
- Alex De Minaur (AUS) [21] def. Bradley Klahn (USA) 6-1 6-4 6-4
- Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def. Joao Sousa (POR) 6-3 6-1 6-2
- Filip Krajinovic (SRB) def. Frances Tiafoe (USA) [32] 6-2 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-0
- Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) def. Denis Kudla (USA) 6-0 6-7(2) 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) def. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) [12] 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6-2 6-1 6-3
- Yannick Maden (GER) def. K. Coppejans (BEL) 7-6(7) 7-5 6-3
- Cristian Garin (CHI) def. Reilly Opelka (USA) 7-6(0), 7-5, 7-6(7)
- Corentin Moutet (FRA) def. Alexey Vatutin (RUS) 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-4
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-2 6-2
- Gilles Simon (FRA) [26] def. Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [24] def. Jozef Kovalik (SRB) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3
- Henri Laaksonen (SUI) def. Pedro Martinez Portero (ESP) 6-1 6-0 7-6(4)
- Guido Pella (ARG) [19) def. Guido Andreozzi (ARG) 7-6(2) 6-4 1-6 6-1
- Borna Coric (CRO) [14] def. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
- Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) def. Alexandre Muller (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Salvatore Caruso (ITA) def. Jaume Munar (ESP) 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Peter Gojowczyk (GER) 7-6(4) 6-1 4-6 6-3
- Lloyd Harris (RSA) def. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-1 6-2
- Benoit Paire (FRA) def. Marius Copil (ROU) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-0 6-1
- Pablo Cuevas (ARG) def. Maxime Janvier (FRA) 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) def. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 7-6(1) 6-3 6-4
- Alexander Bublik (KAZ) def. Rudolf Molleker (GER) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 7-6(2)
- Radu Albot (ROU) def. Tennys Sandgren (USA) 7-6(3) 7-6(1) 3-6 6-1
- Dominic Thiem (AUT) [4] def. Tommy Paul 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
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