Andujar comes back from two sets down to defeat Thiem at Roland-Garros

Sunday, 30 May 2021 at 17:55

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Pablo Andujar completed a stunning comeback win over Dominic Thiem at the Roland Garros after being down 0-2 in over 4 hours of play.

It was a marvellous performance by Pablo Andujar in the Roland-Garros 1st round against Dominic Thiem whom he defeated 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4. Dominic Thiem appeared to be cruising in his 1st round match against Andujar after going up 2-0 in sets. Andujar was not able to find a way to overcome a very strong Thiem but as the match went on he did.

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Thiem had chances to end the match in the 3rd set but Anadujar saved several break points to stay in the match. At 4-3, he finally got his first break point and used it to take a lead. Composed as ever he closed the set with 6-3. Thiem once again had a great opportunity to take an early lead in set number 4.

Andujar saved two consecutive break points at 1-0 for Thiem to make it 1-1. After that botched opportunity, Thiem completely collapsed giving Andujar a double break lead which the Spaniard turned into a 6-4 lead. Thiem got one break back and had a chance at 5-4 to pull the other back but Andujar once again proved too calm.

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In the 5th set, Thiem looked a bit deflated as he lost his serve in the first game. He rallied back in the next game to make it 1-1 but Andujar was able to break him once more taking a 4-2 lead. Andujar played a really composed brand of tennis playing very calm in key points of the match.

In the end, Andujar closed it out with 6-4 for a major upset at the French Open. It took him four and half hours for the amazing comeback which is the 2nd time he came back against a top 10 player to win (vs Federer at Geneva Open).

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VAMOS! He’s done it. 🇪🇸 @AndujarPablo overcomes a two-set deficit to upset No.4 seed Dominic Thiem 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, handing the two-time finalist his first opening round loss in eight trips to #RolandGarros.