Dominic Thiem leaves French Open bosses with egg on their face after brutal snub | Tennis | Sport

“French people and people from Paris, they love their Roland Garros, they love this tournament. And you could see today that the whole site is full, that the big stadium is full, which is pretty unique in qualies.”

While the French Open bosses could live to regret their decision to snub Thiem, the current world No. 131 believes that he didn’t deserve a wildcard. He added: “Honestly, I had a lot of time to be in a good ranking. I had enough tournaments and enough time to rise in the ranking and I didn’t, so I didn’t deserve it and that’s okay.” But it’s clear that the Parisian fans don’t agree, as they are showing the demand for Thiem by packing out his qualifying matches.