Thiago Alves defeated Dusan Vemic 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Roland Garros qualifying round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dusan Vemic came in defending last year's round of 128, but Thiago Alves had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay.
Alves T. came through in three sets.