Jordan Thompson’s groundbreaking French Open run has been halted by a fired-up Juan Martin del Potro in the third round.

Thompson was vying to become the first Australian male into the last 16 at Roland Garros since Lleyton Hewitt in 2007.

But Del Potro – eighth seed and a semi-finalist in Paris last year – overcame a heated exchange with the chair umpire early in the third set to cruise through 6-4 6-4 6-0.