As the tennis world came to terms with Rafael Nadal announcing his absence from this year's French Open, there was a certain irony about the identity of the man who directly benefitted from his withdrawal.
Next in line in the rankings, moving up into the space left in the men's singles draw by the Spanish great, was Dominic Thiem.
In 2019, when Thiem lost for the second year running to Nadal in the Roland Garros final, it felt inevitable the Austrian would get his hands on the Coupe des Mousquetaires one day.
Four years later, Thiem has still not won the one major trophy which many thought he was destined to do.