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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Sinner overcomes late wobble to win Paris opener
French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app World number one Jannik Sinner defied a late wobble to begin his French Open campaign with a straight-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech. Playing his first Grand Slam match since serving a three-month doping ban, Italian Sinner beat his French opponent 6-4 6-3 7-5 on Court Philippe Chatrier. Advertisement It was not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests, however, with the 23-year-old forced to fight back from a double break down in the third set against a resurgent Rinderknech. It marked a return to winning ways for Sinner after Carlos Alcaraz ended his run of 26 successive match victories in the Italian Open final earlier this month. "First-round matches are never easy," he said. "I'm very happy with how I handled the situation, especially in the third set. "He made a couple of mistakes when he was serving for the set so that gave me some help. But I just tried to have the right mindset and attitude." Advertisement Earlier on Monday, world number four Taylor Fritz became the highest-ranked player to exit this year's tournament at Roland Garros as he was beaten by Daniel Altmaier in the first round. Having saved three early break points in a cagey opener, Sinner was gifted the first set in an error-strewn service game from 75th-ranked Rinderknech, a backhand planted into the net on Sinner's first set point sending the Italian on his way. He broke at the second time of asking in the fourth game of the second set and eased through its remainder, dropping just a solitary point on serve. But his game temporarily crumbled in the third set as Rinderknech, buoyed by a partisan crowd in his home capital, won the opening four games to take a commanding lead. Advertisement Normality soon resumed however as Sinner fought back to cancel out Rinderknech's break points, puncturing the atmosphere on the showcase court. From there he barely gave his opponent another sniff of a chance. Piling the pressure on the Frenchman's racquet, Sinner went a break up and sealed the match with a fierce serve Rinderknech, 29, could do little to match. Sinner will play French veteran Richard Gasquet in the second round. Former top 10 player Gasquet, 38, is playing the final tournament of his career at Roland Garros and beat compatriot and fellow wildcard Terence Atmane in his opening match. Advertisement Sinner won his third major title at the Australian Open in January but has yet to reach the final at Roland Garros, exiting in the semi-finals 12 months ago at the hands of eventual champion Alcaraz. In February he accepted an immediate three-month ban after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) over his two positive drugs tests last year. That suspension ended earlier in May, meaning he was able to compete at his home tournament in Rome - where he dropped just one set en-route to the final against Alcaraz - before travelling to Paris for the second major of the year. Fritz 'playing horrendous tennis on important points' Taylor Fritz will now fall below Britain's Jack Draper in the live rankings [Getty Images] Earlier, American Fritz lost 12 of the final 16 games in a 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-1 defeat by the German world number 47 Altmaier. Advertisement Fritz, 27, reached the final of last year's US Open - losing to Sinner in straight sets - but his poor form in 2025 continued on Court Simonne Mathieu. He will drop out of the top four as a result, with Britain's Jack Draper moving up a place in the live rankings. "I think I'm playing generally fine. It's just I'm playing horrendous tennis on a lot of the important points," said Fritz. "All the pressure, important points, I don't know what's going on. I'm finding ways to just play the worst point possible. "Physically, I don't really feel that bad. For how I've been most of this year, I feel good." Advertisement Altmaier earned the biggest win of his career by ranking to set up a second-round meeting with 86th-ranked Czech player Vit Kopriva. The 26-year-old broke Fritz's serve three times as he reeled off the final six games of the match, sealing victory in two hours and 41 minutes. Fritz reached the French Open fourth round in 2024 but has lost four of his seven matches on clay this year. Also on Monday, men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz made serene progress, beating Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-4 6-2. Two-time runner-up Casper Ruud avoided any scares, breezing past Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-4 6-2, while 10th seed Holger Rune came back to beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 6-2. Advertisement Stefanos Tsitsipas, the beaten finalist in Paris in 2021, also advanced, beating Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-5 6-3 6-4. Etcheverry's compatriot Francisco Cerundolo, the 18th seed, was also knocked out in a 7-5 6-3 6-4 defeat by world number 54 Gabriel Diallo of Canada.
United News of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Jannik Sinner overcomes late wobble to win Paris opener
Paris, May 27 (UNI) World number one Jannik Sinner defied a late wobble to begin his French Open campaign with a straight-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech. Playing his first Grand Slam match since serving a three-month doping ban, Italian Sinner beat his French opponent 6-4 6-3 7-5 on Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday. It was not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests, however, with the 23-year-old forced to fight back from a double break down in the third set against a resurgent Rinderknech. It marked a return to winning ways for Sinner after Carlos Alcaraz ended his run of 26 successive match victories in the Italian Open final earlier this month, the BBC reported. "First-round matches are never easy," he said. "I'm very happy with how I handled the situation, especially in the third set. "He made a couple of mistakes when he was serving for the set so that gave me some help. But I just tried to have the right mindset and attitude." Earlier on Monday, world number four Taylor Fritz became the highest-ranked player to exit this year's tournament at Roland Garros as he was beaten by Daniel Altmaier in the first round. Having saved three early break points in a cagey opener, Sinner was gifted the first set in an error-strewn service game from 75th-ranked Rinderknech, a backhand planted into the net on Sinner's first set point sending the Italian on his way. He broke at the second time of asking in the fourth game of the second set and eased through its remainder, dropping just a solitary point on serve. But his game temporarily crumbled in the third set as Rinderknech, buoyed by a partisan crowd in his home capital, won the opening four games to take a commanding lead. Normality soon resumed however as Sinner fought back to cancel out Rinderknech's break points, puncturing the atmosphere on the showcase court. From there he barely gave his opponent another sniff of a chance. Piling the pressure on the Frenchman's racquet, Sinner went a break up and sealed the match with a fierce serve Rinderknech, 29, could do little to match. Sinner will play French veteran Richard Gasquet in the second round. Former top 10 player Gasquet, 38, is playing the final tournament of his career at Roland Garros and beat compatriot and fellow wildcard Terence Atmane in his opening match. Sinner won his third major title at the Australian Open in January but has yet to reach the final at Roland Garros, exiting in the semi-finals 12 months ago at the hands of eventual champion Alcaraz. In February he accepted an immediate three-month ban after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) over his two positive drugs tests last year. That suspension ended earlier in May, meaning he was able to compete at his home tournament in Rome - where he dropped just one set en-route to the final against Alcaraz - before travelling to Paris for the second major of the year. UNI BM
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Jannik Sinner beats Arthur Rinderknech at the French Open for a 15th straight Grand Slam win
Jannik Sinner stretched his Grand Slam winning streak to 15 matches by grabbing the last five games to complete a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Arthur Rinderknech of France in the French Open's first round on Monday night. The No. 1-ranked Sinner is playing in his second tournament since serving a three-month doping ban that was announced shortly after he won the Australian Open in January. His case came to light shortly before last year's U.S. Open, which Sinner also won. The 23-year-old Italian has three Grand Slam titles in all, each trophy arriving on hard courts, and his best showing at Roland-Garros was making it to the semifinals a year ago before losing in five sets to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Killer New Toyota 4Runner Is Utter Perfection (Take A Look) MorninJoy Undo The result against the 75th-ranked Rinderknech in Court Philippe-Chatrier was Sinner's 62nd win in a row against opponents outside the top 20. Sinner was pretty close to perfect over the initial two sets Monday, combining for 19 winners and just eight unforced errors in that span. His level dipped a bit in the third, with nine unforced errors off his racket contributing to deficits of 4-0 and 5-2. Live Events But Sinner righted himself from there and was on his way to a matchup against another Frenchman, 38-year-old Richard Gasquet, who has said this tournament will be the last of his career. "I know you will support him," Sinner told the fans with a smile, "but that's OK." Rinderknech, whose best Slam appearance was reaching the third round at the 2023 U.S. Open, did his best to involve the partisan crowd, playing to the spectators and wildly celebrating his best points by sprinting around or waving his arms or shaking his head or reaching into the front row of the stands for a high-five or a handshake. He has been to known to rile up his supporters and get under an opponent's skin. During a loss against American Taylor Fritz at Roland-Garros two years ago, when Rinderknech was the last French man in the field, the crowd booed and whistled heartily at the end. Fritz put a finger to his lips, then spread his arms to egg on the crowd and yelled, " Come on! I want to hear it! " In the lead-up to a rematch between the two at Wimbledon last year, Rinderknech made a reference to the meeting in Paris, which upset Fritz. So when the All England Club contest ended with the same winner, they got into a bit of a back-and-forth up at the net, an exchange that included Fritz telling Rinderknech to "have a nice flight home."
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
French Open 2025: Sinner beats Rinderknech for winning Grand Slam return
Jannik Sinner navigated mild turbulence for a winning return to Grand Slam tennis as the world number one launched his hunt for a maiden French Open trophy with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 first-round victory over Arthur Rinderknech on Monday. The Italian served a three-month doping ban shortly after defending his Australian Open title in January and looked close to his best in a run to the Rome final on his return this month, but faced some stern questions from local hope Rinderknech. 'First round matches are never easy, so I'm happy how I handled the situation coming back in the third set,' Sinner said about clawing his way back from 4-0 down. 'We have played before and know each other well, and he's an amazing player.' Sinner saved three breakpoints in the third game, eliciting groans from the partisan crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier, and he resisted his unseeded opponent's attempts to pounce thereafter to snatch the opening set with a late break. The three-time Grand Slam champion struck another blow for a 3-1 lead in the next set before attacking Rinderknech from the baseline with his thunderous forehand and tightening his grip on a match that suddenly looked lopsided. World number 75 Rinderknech was far from finished, however, and raised the centre court roof with effervescent celebrations as he took the opening four games of the third set, only to let Sinner slowly claw his way back to 5-5. ALSO READ | Alcaraz, Ruud open campaign with comfortable wins U.S. Open champion Sinner did not need a second invitation as he wrapped up the win in style to extend his winning streak at the majors to 15 matches before his second-round clash with French veteran Richard Gasquet. 'He gave so much to our sport, he has given you all so much, so I'm happy to share the court with him,' Sinner said about his next opponent, who will retire after the French Open. 'I know you're going to support him, so it's OK.'
NDTV
27-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Jannik Sinner Kicks Off French Open Campaign With Straight-Sets Win
World number one Jannik Sinner showed his battling qualities to progress through the first round of the French Open on Monday with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over home hope Arthur Rinderknech. The 23-year-old Italian showed some signs of rustiness as he claimed victory in two hours 15 minutes in just his seventh match back since returning from a three-month doping suspension. Sinner made his comeback at the Italian Open earlier in May, reaching the final before losing in straight sets to reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz. After receiving a warm reception in Rome on his return from suspension, Sinner was cheered by the Parisian crowd when his name was announced. The majority home support vocally backed Frenchman Rinderknech when play started on Court Philippe Chatrier, but Sinner silenced the stadium by clinically converting two of the three break points he manufactured in the first two sets to take control of the match. The three-time Grand Slam winner looked to be cruising until world number 75 Rinderknech ignited centre court by racing into a 4-0 lead in the third set. But Sinner showed his sang-froid to wipe out the double break and level the third set at 5-5, before claiming the next two games to book his spot in the second round. Sinner will next face retiring French tennis icon Richard Gasquet, after the 38-year-old earlier beat compatriot Terence Atmane in four sets. Listen to the latest songs, only on
