With a tough 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory against Russian Pavel Kotov on Friday, Jannik Sinner cruised into the French Open fourth round. However, he acknowledged that he still needed to work on his training after a recent hip injury delayed his preparations.
After winning the Australian Open, Sinner made it ten straight majors this year by winning a one-sided match while sporting a long-sleeve undershirt on another chilly day.
The Italian took the lead in the second set due to another early break, and he repeated the sequence in the third set to seal the win with an ace on match point.
Sinner talked about the conditions at the French Open and said: “I’m happy to have advanced to the next round; it was a tough match, and he’s a very good player. We played each other recently and a couple of things have changed. Tennis-wise, I felt good on the court. Physically, I have to, and I still need to improve a couple of aspects. It’s important to rest, especially on Saturday. I will prepare myself to be ready for the next round. It’s a very physical situation. I try to accept the difficult moments and always see the positive side.”
Sinner at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), Sinner achieved a composed 31-2 match record in 2024. Jannik is now playing at the French Open where he overcame the world no.46 Christopher Eubanks 6-3 6-3 6-4
, the world no.124 Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 6-4 and the world no.56 Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-4 6-4.Jannik Sinner will come up against the world no.79 Corentin Moutet in the 4th round on Sunday at 8:15 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. They have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
Jannik conquered 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Jannik won 14 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner is scheduled to play next in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of June.
Jannik Sinner |
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