Number 11 seed Jannik Sinner cruised past world number 186 Bjorn Fratangelo 6-3 6-2 6-3 in 1 hour and 50 minutes on Court 7 at Roland Garros.
Sinner won a long rally to earn his first break point at 15 with a forehand winner in the fourth game for 3-1. Sinner won his final three service games to seal the first set 6-3 with an ace.
Sinner broke twice in the first and seventh games to close out the second set 6-2.
The Italian star broke serve in the third game to take a 2-1 lead and saved the only two break points he faced at 3-2 15-40. He closed out the match 6-3 with a double break at deuce in the ninth game.
Sinner reached the quarter finals on debut in 2020 and the fourth round in 2021, losing to Rafael Nadal both times. He has extended his win-loss record to 8-2 at Roland Garros.
Sinner set up a second round against Roberto Carballes Baena, who overcame Oscar Otte 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 3-6 2-6 6-3. If Sinner beats Carballes Baena, he could face either Nikoloz Basilashvili or Mackenzie McDonald.
Hubert Hurkacz converted on 5 of his 11 break points and did not face a break point in his 7-5 6-2 7-5 win over Giulio Zeppieri. Hurkacz earned his first break in the 11th game to seal the first set 7-5.
The Polish player broke in the first and fifth games and did not face any break points to win the second set 6-2.
Zeppieri saved a break point at 4-4 in the third set, but Hurkacz broke for the fifth time in the 11th game to close out the third set 7-5.
Hurkacz will face a second round match against 2018 Roland Garros semifinalist Marco Cecchinato, who came back from two sets down to beat Pablo Andujar 4-6 4-6 6-0 7-5 6-0.
Hurkacz reached the quarter finals in Monte-Carlo and Miami and the semifinals in Miami.
Hugo Gaston pulled off a five-set win over Alex De Minaur in Court Suzanne Lenglen. Gaston went down 0-3 down in the fifth set after losing nine consecutive games.
Gaston wasted two opportunities to end the match, as he was serving for the match twice at 5-4 and 6-5.
The Frenchman reeled off five consecutive points in the decisive tie-break to beat De Minaur 4-6 6-2 6-3 0-6 7-6 (10-4).
“The crowd plays a verry important role. They supported me right from the beginning. I like to share my emotions with the audience, so this helped me. This gave me strength, because it was not an easy task at the beginning and the end of the fifth set. I used the crowd. They were fantastic, so it was a great moment”, said Gaston.