Jannik Sinner full ahead against Tabur: Azure wins first two sets

Jannik Sinner quickly closed out the first two sets of his debut match at Roland Garros against French wild card and world number 171 Clement Tabur. The outclassman from Sesto Pusteria won the first two partials with the scores of 6-1 6-3 in just under an hour and a quarter of the match.

Jannik Sinner started off very strong right away and immediately snatched the break from the Frenchman in the first game of the match: the message from the Azzurro was clear, he wants to finish as soon as possible to save his energy for the long two weeks ahead. The South Tyrolean champion is impregnable on serve, where he experiments with several variations leaving no chance for the transalpine, and relentless in response: he gets the second break in the fifth game, and the third in the seventh. Tabur struggles to withstand the pace and pressure imposed by the world number one and surrenders 6-1 the first set.

In the second set the home favorite starts more determined, and grows in serve, tearing the applause of the audience. But Sinner remains untouchable on serve, and in the fourth game he hits the break again taking the lead after an error by the Frenchman. That’s all it takes: the Blue wins 6-3 in the second set.

For Sinner, the Paris tournament is a date with history: Roland Garros is the only Slam still missing from his trophy cabinet, after triumphs at the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Winning in Paris would mean completing an extraordinary collection that also includes all nine Masters 1000s, the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup-a feat achieved, among the great champions of the past, by only Novak Djokovic.