Jannik Sinner, one of the favorites to the title in Paris.
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An Imperial Jannik Sinner eliminated Andrey Rublev on Monday in three runs, while Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev also surpassed with the law of the minimum effort their respective commitments of the eighth of Roland Garros, a tournament whose revelation already has its own name; The French Loise Boisson.
In any Grand Slam tournament, with seven games in a row won in two weeks for those who want to be champion, being able to save efforts is an negligible advantage that can bear fruit in the short term.
In that context, the victory of 'Nole' is part of the British Cameron Norrie in three runs, Zverev's after having played a set and a half before the withdrawal due to the injury of the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, and that of Sinner in the night shift.
The Italian and the Serbian are the only two who have not yet given a set so far in the male tournament.
Sinner, N.1 of the world, but has never gone from semifinals in Roland Garros, defeated Rublev (17th) 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.
The Italian, who returned to the 1000 Masters of Rome after a three -month sanction per doping, will face the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (62º), surprising winner before the British Jack Draper (5th).
The San Candido tennis player maintains a streak of 18 consecutive victories in Grand Slam, matching legends such as André Agassi, Mats Wilander and Boris Becker.
Victoria 100 in Roland Garros
Djokovic, N.6 of the world and 24 times Grand Slam champion, got among the eight best of Roland Garros for the 19th time in his career.
The three-time champion on the Parisian sand exceeded without problems his British rival (81º of the world), 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
At 38 and in his search for a 25th 'big', Djokovic continues to improve his figures. After achieving his title 100 in the circuit shortly before arriving in Paris, the Serbian pointed his 100th victory over the beaten land of Porte d'Uteuil, becoming the second man to reach the three digits in that facet, behind Rafa Nadal (112).
“I feel good, I think I can play even better, but in the end twelve sets played, 12 sets won, everything is positive for the moment,” Djokovic celebrated.
Before the game, striker Ousmane Dembélé had offered the public of the Philippe-Champatrier the 'Orejona' conquered before Inter Milan.
Griekspoor Tira La Toalla
However, before Zverev, 'Nole' will live a test of another level.
Grand Slam Parisian finalist in 2024, Zverev, 3rd in the world ranking, was ahead 6-4, 3-0 on the Suzanne-LENGLEN track at the time Griekspoor threw in the towel, “due to an injury,” said the arbitrator of the game.
After a discreet start of the season in whipped land, with a title in the ATP 500 of Munich, but with premature eliminations in the 1000 Masters of Montecarlo and Madrid, Zverev will look for a fifth consecutive semifinal in Roland Garros on Wednesday.
Boisson, 23 years later
Last French tennis player in the individual paintings of Roland Garros, Loïs Boisson (361ª of the WTA ranking) achieved the deletion of eliminating the N.3 Jessica Pegula.
The 22-year-old Dijon tennis player participates in her first Roland Garros, won the American 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and will face the Russian Mirra Andreeva (6th).
To find a French player in Roland Garros who arrived at the tournament with an invitation from the organizers, you have to go back to 2002 with Mary Pierce.
“Just playing Roland Garros was already a dream at the beginning. Then, winning it is also an objective. Being in the rooms is already a stage,” said the French sensation of the tournament in a press room full of journalists after his victory in the Philippe-Chatrier.
With the exception of Pegula, the rest of the favorites fulfilled in rooms this Monday.
The Russian Mirra Andreeva will be Boisson's next rival. The 18 -year -old won her Australian friend Daria Kasatkina.
Nor did the world of the world, Coco Gauff, a finalist in Roland Garros in 2022, which defeated the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (20th).
The 21-year-old American won 6-0, 7-5 and will be measured in the next round with her compatriot Madison Keys (8th), who served the forecasts eliminating the American also Hailey Baptiste (70th).
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