Jannik Sinner one set away from Roland Garros round of 16

Jannik Sinner-Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-4

Jannik Sinner è one set away from the round of 16 at Roland Garros. In the third-round match, being played on the center court, the 'Philippe-Chatrier', with the roof closed halfway through the first set due to rain, the South Tyrolean tennis player, in fact, also made the second set his own against Russian Pavel Kotov, number 56 in the ATP rankings.

Sinner got off to a strong start, immediately putting pressure on Kotov, who already in the third game was forced to face three break points, two of which were consecutive: the Russian saved himself but capitulated in the fifth game, surrendering the serve at the sixth break point conceded to the Italian. At that point it was just a matter for Sinner to administer the lead and close the first partial for 6-4 after 50 minutes.

In the second set the balance is broken even earlier: Sinner places the break in the third game at the third chance, taking advantage of an error with the backhand of Kotov. The South Tyrolean, forced to cancel the first break point of the match in the sixth game, could repeat it in the seventh game but the Russian saves three more break points. It matters little forò because on 5-4 and serve Jannik does not tremble and closes the second partial 6-4 with an ace.

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.