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