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On Tuesday, May 27, the top-seeded international, Jannik Sinner defeated Arthur Rinderknech of France, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the Round of 65 in the ongoing French Open 2025. The Italian, with this win, stretched his Grand Slam winning streak to 15 matches.
Playing his first major tournament since serving his three-match suspension for testing positive for a banned substance last year, Sinner looked fresh for the challenge, completing his win in two hours and 15 minutes. While the Italian won the first two sets comparatively with ease, he faced a bit of a challenge in the third set as the home favourite tried to put up a fight, taking lead of 4-0 and 5-2.
Despite this, Sinner took the challenge and took the game to tie at 5-5 and eventually completed a win. With it, he also claimed his 62nd win in a row against opponents outside the top 20 ranks.
Coming through in straight sets for me means a lot: Sinner
Speaking after his win, Sinner said, “First-round matches are never easy, so I'm happy with how I handled the situation, especially in the third set." "Coming through in straight sets for me means a lot," Sinner added. In the Round of 64 clash, Sinner will take on another Frenchman, Richard Gasquet.
Gasquet, who is 38, prior to the Roland Garros confirmed that the tennis major will be his last tournament of his career. He will be coming into the match after a win over countryman T. Atmane, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.
