Jannik Sinner stays flawless to succeed in Roland Garros fourth spherical; Alexander Zverev advances | ATP Tour

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Sinner stays flawless with Roland Garros rout; Zverev advances

Prime seed drops simply three video games to Lehecka in Paris

Might 31, 2025

Jannik Sinner despatched a letter of intent Saturday at Roland Garros, the place he brushed previous Jiri Lehecka in simply 94 minutes to succeed in the fourth spherical.

The highest seed produced a lights-out show to prevail 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 and preserve his good set report on the clay-court main in Paris. Sinner, who dropped simply 9 factors on serve throughout the match, in keeping with Infosys Stats, additionally prolonged his profitable streak at Grand Slam tournaments to 17 matches.

“I was playing really really well,” mentioned Sinner. “Especially for two and a half sets, then he was serving very well, very brave. He made some good serve and volleys. But I’m very happy. Simone [Vagnozzi], my coach, had his birthday yesterday, and usually when he has his birthday, I don’t play well. So this win is for him.”

Competing on an overcast day on Court docket Suzanne-Lenglen, Sinner displayed expertly disciplined shot-making from the baseline, which was coupled together with his skill to fight Lehecka’s serve with ease. This was highlighted by a sequence of rasping return winners he hit all through the conflict, together with two from his forehand wing within the penultimate sport of the second set.

After enhancing to 15-1 on the season, Sinner will proceed his Roland Garros marketing campaign in opposition to Andrey Rublev, whom he leads 6-3 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. The Seventeenth-seeded Rublev superior to the fourth spherical through walkover after residence favorite Arthur Fils withdrew on account of harm.

Sinner, who’s subsequent week set to finish 52 consecutive weeks at No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings, has now superior to the fourth spherical in 14 of his previous 15 main appearances. The Italian owns a 19-5 report at Roland Garros, underscored by his run to final yr’s semi-final earlier than falling to rival Carlos Alcaraz in 5 units.

In Saturday’s third-round conflict with the World No. 34 Lehecka, Sinner struck a complete of 30 winners to only 9 unforced errors to enhance to 64 consecutive wins in opposition to gamers ranked outdoors the Prime 20. This yr in Paris, he’s seeded for a quarter-final assembly with fifth seed Jack Draper, who brushed apart #NextGenATP star Joao Fonseca in straight units on Saturday afternoon.

Over on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, final yr’s runner-up, Alexander Zverev reached the fourth spherical for an eighth consecutive yr by defeating Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-1 and snapping the Hamburg champion’s seven-match profitable streak.

“This court is very special to me. I had some of the best memories of my life on this court, but I also had some of the worst memories on this court,” said Zverev, who suffered an ankle injury, which required surgery, in the 2022 semi-finals against Rafael Nadal. “It’s a love story that hasn’t got to the happy end yet, but I hope someday it will.”

Zverev is simply the eighth man within the Open Period to make eight or extra consecutive appearances within the Roland Garros fourth spherical. The 28-year-old now owns a powerful 37-9 report on the clay-court main.

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Zverev’s season has been a mixture of highs and lows since reaching his third main last on the Australian Open in January. He suffered opening-round defeats in Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo earlier than claiming the ATP 500 title in Munich.

At Roland Garros, Zverev will proceed in his marketing campaign for a maiden main title in opposition to Tallon Griekspoor, who survived a scare in opposition to American qualifier Ethan Quinn, prevailing 4-6, 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-4.