Thiem taken the distance by Frenchman Gaston

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - October 4, 2020. Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during his fourth round match against France's Hugo Gaston REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Austrian Dominic Thiem was made to sweat before advancing into the French Open quarter-finals as he ended Frenchman Hugo Gaston's dream run with a 6-4 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3 victory on Sunday.

The third seed, who was beaten by claycourt master Rafael Nadal in the final of the last two editions, was clearly frustrated against the resourceful 20-year-old but pulled through to set up a clash with Argentine 12th seed Diego Schwartzman.