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Thiem lifts game to give Casper a ‘Ruud‘ awakening

THIRD seed Dominic Thiem was not at his best but still had enough firepower to see off the challenge from Norway’s Casper Ruud with a 6-4 6-3 6-1 win to march into the fourth round of the French Open yesterday.

US Open champion Thiem, who has lost the last two finals at Roland Garros

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