Dominic Thiem wins title in Lyon ahead of French Open

Dominic Thiem

Austrian Dominic Thiem warmed up for the French Open by beating Gilles Simon 3-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 to win the ATP Tour event in Lyon on Saturday. Ahead of the start of Roland Garros on Sunday, World No. 8 Thiem battled back from a set down to claim the 200th tour win of his career.

Thiem, 24, who will be seeded seventh for the clay-court Grand Slam in Paris, took just his second title of the season after winning another low-quality clay tournament in Buenos Aires in February.

Thiem faces Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the first round of French Open, while home hope Simon meets Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili. Thiem is the only man to have beaten Rafael Nadal on clay this year, after snapping the World No. 1's 50-set winning streak on the surface in Madrid, only to lose to Alexander Zverev in the final.

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