Jannik Sinner beats Richard Gasquet, ending the career of the local idol, and reaches the third round of Roland Garros .
The world number 1 easily beat the French tennis player, who had announced his retirement at the end of the tournament, winning with a score of 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 .
In the first set, Sinner places the decisive break in the fourth game and risks only at the moment of closing, when he has to save three break points. A monologue in the second partial, in which the South Tyrolean does not concede games to Gasquet. In the third, he goes "on serve" until 4 all, then Sinner raises the level and places the decisive break closing 6-4.
In the third round, the Italian will face the Czech Lehecka .
In the Italian derby, Flavio Cobolli defeated Matteo Arnaldi 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 . The Roman dominated for long stretches, aided by a very faulty Arnaldi. Cobolli wasted a chance to serve for the match in the third set and the Ligurian reopened it by winning the tiebreak, but in the fourth set there was no contest. In the third round, Cobolli met the German Alexander Zverev, number 3 in the world .
In the women's event, Cocciaretto was defeated 6-1, 6-3 by the Russian Alexandrova .
There are now four Italians in the third round: in addition to Sinner and Cobolli, Musetti and Gigante also earned their pass. Among the women, the only survivor is Jasmine Paolini .
(Unioneonline/L)
