World number 4 Dominic Thiem has crashed out of the French Open in the first round, going down to unseeded Spaniard Pablo Andujar in five sets.
Thiem, who has reached the final at Roland Garros twice, took the first two sets before going down 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 to the world number 68 in what was the tournament's first major upset.
It marked the first time in eight appearances at the clay-court Grand Slam that the star Austrian player lost his opening match.
While Thiem started off on a solid footing, he soon ran out of steam, making 61 unforced errors and seven double faults in losing the match .
Thiem won the US Open in 2020, but he has also battled injuries and took a break to "reset his game" earlier this season.
"All the shots are missing power. They are not accurate enough. I'm moving not well enough, so everything in my game, there are some percents missing.
"Everything was just not the real me."
The upset marks a stellar streak for Andujar, who beat Roger Federer in Geneva last week.
Andujar had never managed to come back to win after dropping the initial two sets for a match.
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