Sinner thrashes retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva through

AFP | Paris

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Jannik Sinner ended the retiring Richard Gasquet’s career with a one-sided victory at the French Open yesterday, while Novak Djokovic looks to sharpen his game in the second round in his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title.

Women’s second seed and former Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff also targets a place in the last 32, after 18-year-old contender Mirra Andreeva cruised through.

World number one Sinner had no trouble in seeing off the 38-year-old Gasquet, playing at the tournament for the 22nd and final time, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 in under two hours.

Sinner made his comeback from a three-month doping ban at the Italian Open earlier in May, reaching the final before losing in straight sets to reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz.

He was in fine form against Gasquet, saving three break points to serve out the first set before dominating the rest of the match on Court Philippe Chatrier.

“I’m very happy to be in the third round,” Sinner told the crowd after setting up a thirdround meeting with Czech Jiri Lehecka.

“Thank you for being very fair with me today, I know what was at stake... It’s your (Gasquet’s) moment. Congrats on an amazJannik Sinner ing career.”