Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2019. Austria's Dominic Thiem reacts after winning his fourth round match against France's Gael Monfils. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
PARIS (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Dominic Thiem made light work of Gael Monfils as he ended French presence in the singles draw with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday.
The Austrian fourth seed, widely regarded as the man standing between a final showdown between world number one Novak Djokovic and 11-times champion Rafael Nadal, wiped 14th seed Monfils off Court Philippe Chatrier in expeditious fashion.
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