Roland Garros, Paris, France - 28/5/17 Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during his first round match against Australia's Bernard TomicReuters / Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem got his French Open campaign off to a quickfire start on Sunday, beating an out-of-sorts Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-0 6-2 as he embarked on a bid to go one round better than he did last year.
After a tight first set, the 39th-ranked Australian won just two more games as, looking to keep the points short on a hot and fast Court Suzanne Lenglen, he sprayed the ball long and wide in his quest for winners.
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