Dominic Thiem and Ons Jabeur slip to first round defeats in French Open
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Thiem may drop to Challenger Tour after meek lossJabeur seen as title contender before defeat to Magda LinetteThere was once a time, not very long ago at all, when Dominic Thiem was better placed than anyone else to emerge as the next new champion on these grounds. For four consecutive years, between 2016 and 2019, Thiem marched deep into the French Open draw and inched closer to the title each time.He reached two semi-finals and then two finals. He toppled Novak Djokovic twice, including an immense 2019 semi-final played partly in apocalyptic wind across two days. He was brilliant, at some point the second-best clay courter in the world, and for three consecutive years only the greatest of all time on this surface could stop him. Continue reading...