Newz Forum: OTHER: Ferrero out of French Open

Unseeded Russian Igor Andreev caused a sensation on Thursday evening by claiming the scalp of injury-stricken defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the French Open second round. The 20-year-old Russian, making his debut at the tournament, hammered the Spaniard 6-4 6-2 6-3 in just over two hours to progress to the third round.

The Spaniard, 24, has struggled with illness and injury this year and nearly withdrew before the tournament. Andreev, ranked 77th in the world, had never won a Grand Slam match before. But the Russian dominated the match, completing his victory in just over two hours to set up a third round match with France's Julien Benneteau.

It is the worst performance in five years at the Paris grand slam for Ferrero. The Spaniard had reached the semi-finals or better in each of his four previous appearances in Paris. Ferrero's defeat was only the fourth time the defending men's champion at Roland Garros has lost in the second round since tennis turned professional in 1968.