Key occasions
Sinner takes the second set, 6-1. Two units up in underneath an hour. Griekspoor and Quinn has gone to 5, the Dutchman successful the fourth set 6-1.
Wild celebrations and a giant smile as Lahecka wins a recreation. It’s 5-1 within the second set. He’s not been *that* unhealthy. A fist of pleasure from the Czech. Oh, glory glory.
So yeah, it’s 5-0 within the second set, and it’s getting traumatic for Lehecka, who in all probability wants a sports activities psychologist on name after this one. That stated, and with nothing to lose, he performs a pearler of a drop shot. That lands him recreation level.
Make that 9-0. Too simple for Sinner.
Simply when Lehecka thinks he would possibly truly win a recreation, he’s taken to deuce, makes a multitude of his first serve to save lots of his bacon, and finally ends up going 2-0 down within the second. So it’s 8-0 on combination.
Sinner served to go 1-0 up, in order that’s 7-0. Ouch.
Bit extra of an excellent contest between Griekspor and Quinn. The latter misplaced the primary set, however takes the following two, with a tie-break. They’ve been going two hours for 3 units. This Sinner recreation appears more likely to not final something like as lengthy.
And there goes the bagel/beigel, Sinner taking the primary set 6-0. He’s wanting absolutely the actual deal.
Lahecka takes Sinner to 40-40, who out of the blue appears rushed. There even a few deuces, however 5-0 quickly arrives.
Make that 3-0. Sinner desires to get this one completed, and maybe get himself settled earlier than the Champions League last later. He lands three break factors for 4-0. And takes the second.
Sinner, rangy and normally implacable, is already 2-0 up on Lehecka, who has by no means beforehand taken a set off him. That is superior stuff, and already.
Sinner has received each earlier matches along with his Czech opponent, who has put in Sinner to serve first. Lehecka could possibly be a harmful opponent.
Huge win for Australia as Paula Badosa, the tenth seed, is downed in two units by Daria Kasatkina.
Meaning Sinner and Lehecka will likely be on quickly. The world No 1 reached the semis final season, dropping in 5 units to Carlos Alcaraz.
First win of the day, and complete: Andreeva beats Putintseva 6-3 6-1. Good and simple for {the teenager}. One to look at.
The most recent Roland Garros reporting from Tumaini Carayol.
The early starters: Paula Badosa and Daria Kasatkina – 1oth seed v seventeenth sees the Australian having received the primary on Court docket Simonne-Mathieu. Mirra Andreeva, {the teenager}, can be participating in her second spherical match, and the sixth seed took the primary set from Yulia Putintseva. Each these matches with serve within the secodn set.
The boys’s early starters, are Tallon Griekspoor and Ethan Quinn, Dutchman v American. The primary set went to Griekspoor, however Quinn leads 4-1 within the second.
The information from a cloudy Paris is that it’s cloudy and there’s been spots of rain to hassle the early matches. There’s a roof on the 2 primary courts so there will likely be tennis all day.
Preamble
Morning, all. Roland Garros’ center Saturday, a transferring day of types, with loads of huge weapons in motion, together with plucky Brits Jack Draper and Cam Norrie.
Right here’s the order of play on the principle courts.
Court docket Philippe-Chatrier (Begin at 11:00)
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Jessica Pegula (USA) [3] vs Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
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Alexander Zverev (GER) [3] vs Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
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Marie Bouzkova (CZE) vs Coco Gauff (USA) [2]
Night time session, not earlier than 19:15
Court docket Suzanne-Lenglen (Begin at 10:00)
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Mirra Andreeva [6] vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) [32]
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Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] vs Jiri Lehecka (CZE)
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Joao Fonseca (BRA) vs Jack Draper (GBR) [5]
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Madison Keys (USA) [7] vs Sofia Kenin (USA) [31]
Court docket Simonne-Mathieu (Begin at 10:00)
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Daria Kasatkina (AUS) [17] vs Paula Badosa (ESP) [10]
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Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) vs Lois Boisson (FRA)
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Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs Henrique Rocha (POR)
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Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Jacob Fearnley (GBR)
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