Last year’s Next Gen ATP Finals champion Jannik Sinner reached the fourth round in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career with a 6-3 7-5 7-5 win over world number 99 Federico Coria, the younger brother 2004 Roland Garros and former world number 3 Guillermo Coria. Sinner will face either 2020 US Open finalist Alexander Zverev or Marco Cecchinato.
Sinner went down a break twice in the opening set, but he broke back both times to draw level to 3-3. The Italian rising star broke serve in the eighth game at love to take a 5-3 lead and served out the first set 6-3.
Coria earned an early break to take a 2-0 lead at the start of the second set, but Sinner broke back in the third game at deuce to draw level to 2-2. Sinner saved three break points at 3-3 and held his serve. Sinner broke serve at 5-5 and served out the second set at 30 in the 12th game.
Coria saved three break points in the third game before breaking serve at love to build up a 4-1 lead. Sinner came back by winning five consecutive games with two consecutive breaks to clinch the third set 7-5.
“I had never played against Coria. The surface was very slow because it rained. I was patient. I wanted to win in three sets, but it is never easy against him. He is a good player especially on clay. I am happy with my match. I have to learn a lot in Grand Slam matches. It’s my third Grand Slam after the US Open and the Australian Open. I am still young and I have room for improvement”, said Sinner
Lorenzo Sonego also reached the Round of 16 in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 7-6 (19-17) win over world number 30 Taylor Fritz on the Court Simonne Mathieu after 3 hours and 7 minutes.
Fritz saved two break points in the first and fifth games of the opening set, which went on serve en route to the tie-break. Sonego rallied from 1-4 down by winning six of the next seven points to win the tie-break 7-5.
Sonego rallied from 40-0 down to get his first break in the second game of the second set. The Italian player did not convert two set points at 5-2 on Fritz’s serve. In the next game Sonego served out the set at 30 with a forehand inside-in.
The third set went on serve until the ninth game with no break points. Sonego saved three set points on his serve at 4-5 and held his serve at deuce to draw level to 5-5. Sonego saved six set points in the tie-break. The 2019 Monte-Carlo quarter finalist did not convert on six match point, but he sealed a dramatic third set 19-17 on his seventh chance with a drop-shot in the longest tie-break played at Roland Garros.
