French Open 2022: Day 1 wrapped up with Dominic Thiem, Ons Jabeur leaving

On Sunday, third seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the second round of the French Open by overcoming Austria’s Sebastian Ofner 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada won the first round match against Juan Pablo Varillas in five sets. Meanwhile, Ons Jabeur, the fifth seed in women’s singles, was knocked out in the first round of the French Open by Magda Linette.

Dominic Thiem also exited the first round after losing 3-6, 2-6, 4-6 against Hugo Dellien.

Alexander Zverev vs Sebastian Ofner:

He defeated Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round in Paris. Despite winning the first two sets easily after breaking his opponent three times in the game, the German found the third set difficult as Osner put up a solid fight when he was down 4-5. Despite the struggle, Zverev defeated the Austrian to advance to the second round.

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Felix Auger-Aliassime vs JP Varillas:

Aliassime, who had lost in the first round of the French Open in 2020 and 2021, won his maiden title in a five-setter against qualifier Varillas.

The No. 9 in the world Aliassime overcame Juan Pablo Varillas 2-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in a thrilling first-day match on Court Philippe Chatrier.

In a three-hour and 13-minute encounter, the Canadian struggled to play against Varillas in the opening two sets, with the Peruvian making his Grand Slam debut.

Auger-Aliassime, on the other hand, managed to turn the tables by reducing errors on his side to win the next three sets and progress.

Carlos Alcaraz vs Juan Londero: 

After one hour and 50 minutes, the sixth seed defeated lucky loser Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the second round of the clay-court major.

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On Court Philippe Chatrier, the Spaniard never strayed from his usual game, concentrating on his powerful groundstrokes and precise drop shot. Londero went behind 2-4 in the second set after missing a forehand wide, and his performance dropped from there. Alcaraz’s next opponent will be fellow countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Dominic Thiem vs Hugo Dellien: 

Dominic Thiem of Austria was eliminated in the first round of the French Open 2022 after losing to Bolivian Hugo Dellien at Paris’s Court Simonne-Mathieu. Dellien defeated two-time Roland-Garros finalist Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The Austrian was looking for his first victory in over a year, but Dellien denied him.

The Bolivian broke Thiem four times in a remarkable two-hour, one-minute win, capitalising on the former World No. 3’s subpar performance to move to the second round of the clay-court Grand Slam for the second time. Dellien will face either Portuguese qualifier Nuno Borges or 21st seed Karen Khachanov in the next round.

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World No.20 Grigor Dimitrov, on the other hand, defeated America’s Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-1.

Ons Jabeur vs Magda Linette:

Ons Jabeur of Tunisia was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Sunday, losing 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 against Poland’s 56th-ranked Magda Linette. Despite never making it past the fourth round, the 27-year-old sixth seed was regarded as a potential champion in Paris.

Jabeur came into the event with a season-high 17 wins on clay in 2022, as well as the important Madrid title.