Paris May 28 (IANS) Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar on Monday beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 3-6 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 in an epic first-round match at the French Open a Grand Slam event held on clay court.
Making his first appearance at Roland Garros Munar needed an agonising four hours and 15 minutes to knock out Ferrer a former top 10 player who reached the 2013 French Open final but lost to Spain s "King of Clay" Rafael Nadal REPORTS eFE.
Ferrer currently World No. 41 was one set away from a routine win as he grabbed a 6-3 6-3 lead thanks to a lone break in the first set and three breaks in the second where he conceded his serve once.
The 21-year-old Munar who was trained at the Rafael Nadal academy turned things around drawing level via two tiebreaks forcing a decider.
Munar then made the most of all three break points he created to clinch the match despite conceding his serve twice.
For a place in the third round Munar is set to take on Serbia s Novak Djokovic who defeated Brazil s Rogerio Dutra Silva.

--IANS gau/bg