Sinner Makes Dream Debut, Beats Goffin At Roland Garros

Jannik Sinner made a dream start on his Roland Garros debut on Sunday by knocking out No. 11 seed David Goffin, the 2016 quarter-finalist, for a place in the second round.

The 19-year-old beat Goffin for the second time this year, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3, winning 78 per cent of his first-service points and striking 24 winners for victory in just under two hours. Sinner, who overcame Goffin 7-6(7), 7-5 at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in February, won 11 straight games from 5-5 in the first set to a 3-0 lead in the third set.

Played under a closed roof on the new Court Philippe-Chatrier, Sinner first broke for a 3-1 advantage, the first of four consecutive service breaks. Sinner broke for a third time in the 12th game, as Goffin committed his 23rd unforced error, to complete the competitive first set. The Belgian, who is currently No. 12 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, held serve three times to the end of the match, but Sinner was particularly strong on his forehand wing to complete his seventh win of 2020.

Sinner, the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals champion, will next challenge French qualifier Benjamin Bonzi, who recorded just his second tour-level match win by beating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Bonzi, who partnered Quentin Halys to the 2014 Roland Garros junior doubles title, overcame Daniil Medvedev in the 2017 first round.

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