HAMBURG, Germany. May 4: An out-of-touch Guy Forget failed to advance beyond the 1st round of the German Open In Hamburg on Monday, crash Ing out 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) to unheard-of German qualifier, Dirk Dier, reports AFP.

The tenth seed could do nothing right and Dier. ranked 235 In the world, took full advantage of a string of unforced errors from the Frenchman to claim the biggest win of his career.

An outstanding junior who has failed to repeat his success on the’ senior circuit, Dier waited patiently for the breakthrough that came in the tenth game.

With the score at 5-5, a wild backhand gave Dier two break points and a mis hit volley left Dier serving for the 1st set.

Dier broke Forget again to , lead 2-1 in the second but the Frenchman broke straight back

Forget saved set point at 4-5 with a forehand volley but he suffered the consequences of his ragged play in the tiebreak. A netted backhand gave Dier match point, and a forehand in the net sealed his fate.

Both players attacked at every opportunity but Forget never looked comfortable on the slow clay. His usually lethal service was misfiring. Only 55 per cent of his first serves found their target and his unforced error tally of 34 was more than double his opponent’s.

Austria's Thomas Muster and Switzerland's Marek Rosset, seeded 11 and 13, both went through to the next round although Muster was made to struggle for three sets by another local qualifier, Hendrik Dreekman.

Fourth seed Sergi Bruguera, beaten on clay by Stefan Edberg for the first time in Sunday's Madrid Open final, pulled out of the tournament with a right shoulder injury.