World No 1 Jannik Sinner powered into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday, punishing outclassed Czech Jiri Lehecka as American Jessica Pegula and Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva both booked their spots in the second week.
World No 1 Jannik Sinner powered into the last 16 of Roland Garros on Saturday, punishing outclassed Czech Jiri Lehecka as American Jessica Pegula and Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva both booked their spots in the second week.Sinner won through 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, with world number 34 Lehecka unable to stop the Italian steamroller on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, slumping to his third defeat in as many meetings after a one-hour 34-minute battering.
German third seed Alexander Zverev, who lost last year's final to Alcaraz, will next face Italian Flavio Cobolli, the world number 26 later in the day. The 31-year-old, who missed the 2024 tournament due to injuries, is hoping to better her previous best run in Paris which was a quarterfinal appearance three years ago.German third seed Alexander Zverev booked his ticket to the fourth round of the French Open with a three-set win over Italian Flavio Cobolli.
"He probably should have won the second set, but I kept fighting and then I had a bit of a mental advantage and it went my way."Earlier, 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva eased into the last 16 with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Kazakh Yulia Putintseva.
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