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French Open 2021: Pablo Andujar comes from two sets down to upset Dominic Thiem in the First Round

by Lakshya Chopra
May 30, 2021 / 21:35 GMT
Pablo Andujar and Dominic Thiem

Pablo Andujar and Dominic Thiem

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2 weeks after a memorable win over Roger Federer, Pablo Andujar comes from two sets down for the first time in his career to knock out two-time finalist Dominic Thiem in five sets 4-6,5-7,6-3,6-4,6-4 in almost 4 hrs 30 mins. Before this match, the Spaniard hadn’t won a single set against Thiem, and now, he has registered one of the biggest victories of his career. This was also Thiem’s first, first round exit at the Roland Garros.

The first set was full of disguised drop shots from both ends. Thiem broke Andujar upfront to take an early lead. The Spaniard was pushing the No.4 seed to his absolute limits and holding serve despite facing multiple break points. But that early break of serve was all Thiem needed as he consolidated that break and went on to win the first set 6-4.

Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem

The second set was full of drama, with both players expressing their disappointment regularly after hitting an unforced error. Thiem broke Andujar early and was serving for the set at 5-4. But a very poor service game from Thiem opened doors wide open for Andujar as he got the break back to draw level at 5-5. But the Austrian was quick to react and broke Andujar once again and served the set out 7-5.

Pablo Andujar completes an epic comeback

Pablo Andujar
Pablo Andujar

The third set started slowly with both players holding serve. The level on tennis somehow dipped as both players were making unnecessary unforced errors. But against the run of play, Andujar somehow found sudden energy and hit a couple of winners to break Thiem’s serve. He held his serve and closed out the set 6-3. But Thiem still lead 2 sets to 1.

Not so fast. 👀@AndujarPablo snags set three on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Thiem leads 6-4, 7-5, 3-6. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/QiKoaFTLxw

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2021

The fourth set seemed like a replica of third. Slow and long games were on the menu and suddenly Andujar comes out of nowhere to break Thiem. Late drama into the set saw an angry Thiem yelling to himself but all in vain, as Andujar served out the set 6-4 to take it to the decider.

The fifth set was probably the most exciting one, fully of drama courtesy an agitated Thiem. He hit a lot of backhand unforced errors and screamed at himself after everyone of those. Andujar broke in the very first game but Thiem broke back the very next game to draw level 1-1. The Spaniard was again right on money as he broke the fourth seed to take a 3-2 lead. He then consolidated that break and held nerve to close out match. He won the last set 6-4.

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. pic.twitter.com/i1tsBUNstF

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2021

This was Andujar’s first victory over a Top 5 player. He would want to continue his dream run at the Clay season on in the second round too where he will face either of Radu Albot or Federico Delbonis.

Also read: French Open 2021: Naomi Osaka breezes into the second round with a win over Patricia Maria Tig

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Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

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