Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates after winning his third round match against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
PARIS (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Dominic Thiem of Austria overcame a second-set blip as he huffed and puffed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5 win against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas on Saturday.
The fourth seed lost control at times on Court Suzanne Lenglen, but his bludgeoning forehand made the difference as he set up a meeting with local favourite Gael Monfils.
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