Paris May 31 (IANS) Austria s Dominic Thiem sixth seed and Belgium s David Goffin on Wednesday reached the third round at the French Open tennis tournament.
The Austrian beat Italian Simone Bolelli 7-5 6-1 6-3 in two hours and 23 minutes while Goffin struggled in a 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 win over Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky reports Efe.
Thiem will play the winner of the match between American Steve Johnson and Croatian Borna Coric and the 26-year-old Belgian will face either Croatian Ivo Karlovic or Argentine Horacio Zeballos whose second round match is scheduled later on Wednesday.
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Thiem, Goffin reach third round at French Open
