Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his first round match against Belgium's David Goffin Tennis at the French Open at Roland Garros, Paris, France, September 27 2020. Picture: REUTERS/CHARLES PLATIAU
But Goffin, who reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 2016, would have fancied his chances against the 74th-ranked Sinner who before Sunday had only one Grand Slam win under his belt — at the 2020 Australian Open. The Italian traded a double break of serve with his Belgian opponent at the initial stages of the match before getting the crucial third break to take the opening set. It was all Sinner after that as his sizzling forehand started generating more power and Goffin struggled to stay in the rallies as the Italian won 11 straight games to close in on victory.
Goffin hit one winner more than Sinner but the 16 additional unforced errors by the Belgian made the difference. Sinner will next meet French qualifier Benjamin Bonzi who defeated Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-4. Elise Mertens also came through her rain-interrupted first-round clash against Margarita Gasparyan, hitting 22 winners in a 6-2 6-3 victory.
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