Jannik Sinner two sets ahead with Eubanks

Jannik Sinner – Christopher Eubanks 6-3 6-3

Jannik Sinner also makes the second set his own in the first round of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the season being played on the clay courts of Bois de Boulogne. The South Tyrolean, in fact, è also won the second partial against U.S. tennis player Christopher Eubanks, number 46 in the ATP ranking, with the same score as the first: 6-3.

Sinner got off to a strong start, immediately putting pressure on Eubanks, who was already forced to the advantages in the opening game. Thus, in the third game came the South Tyrolean’s break, who repeated it in the fifth game, going up 4-1. The Italian, however, surrendered one of the two break leads but on 4-3 he placed a new and decisive stretch that allowed him to win the partial 6-3 after 39 minutes.

Prolonged break for Eubanks, who also lost serve in the opening of the second set, with Sinner quickly flying to 3-0. The South Tyrolean only needed a break to make the second partial his as well, closing 6-3 on serve, after nullifying the American three counter-break balls in the last game.

At the men’s level, the’roll of honor at Roland Garros sees Rafa Nadal widely in the lead: the Spaniard has won 14 times, the last of which was in 2022, defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. At 6 wins is the legendary Swede Bjorn Borg.