Fifth seed Dominic Thiem has been knocked out in the third round of the Paris Masters after losing 6-3 6-2 to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

Dimitrov, who had been struggling since reaching the semi-finals at the US Open, played brilliantly on Thursday, taking advantage of Thiem’s fading condition after the Austrian won the title in Vienna last Sunday.

Dimitrov next takes on Chile’s Cristian Garin, who beat local favourite Jeremy Chardy in three sets.

Later on Thursday, world number two Rafael Nadal, looking to lift the trophy at Bercy for the first time, takes on old foe Stan Wawrinka.