'Not much I can improve' - Sinner drops only three games in ruthless win

French Open 2025

Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros

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Jannik Sinner dropped only 3 games successful a ruthless capacity arsenic he crushed Jiri Lehecka to scope nan French Open 4th round.

The Italian apical seed blew nan Czech world number 34 distant wrong 1 hr and 35 minutes pinch a 6-0 6-1 6-2 victory.

Sinner won 11 games successful a statement to commencement nan match, dropped only 9 points connected service and deed 31 winners to 9 unforced errors successful a prestigious performance.

The triumph extended Sinner's winning streak against players classed extracurricular nan apical 20 to 64 successive matches.

"After coming I don't deliberation there's overmuch I tin amended but each force is different," three-time awesome champion Sinner said.

"This greeting I said to my squad I'm emotion good and physically ready. We had to spell difficult successful nan opening because nan opening is very important for confidence."

Sinner, bidding for a first French Open title, will play 17th seed Andrey Rublev for a spot successful nan quarter-finals.

Russia's Rublev precocious erstwhile France's Arthur Fils withdrew earlier their lucifer pinch injury.

Sinner has won nan past 2 Grand Slams, triumphing connected nan US Open and Australian Open difficult courts, and his merciless dismantling of Lehecka underlined his position arsenic nan man to beat.

The Italian controlled nan action from nan baseline and showed awesome athleticism arsenic he moved astir nan court.

Sinner started connected nan beforehand foot, making conscionable 1 unforced correction successful a 23-minute first set.

Lehecka yet sewage connected nan committee for 3-1 successful nan 2nd group - and was greeted by immense cheers from nan crowd connected Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Lehecka, who remained successful bully spirits contempt nan scoreline, responded by smiling and raising some arms successful nan aerial successful celebration.

It was a uncommon infinitesimal of joyousness for Lehecka, who only won 2 much games arsenic Sinner continued his sprint towards nan decorativeness line, stamping his authority connected nan capacity pinch an emphatic service and volley connected lucifer point.

Elsewhere, 3rd seed Alexander Zverev saw disconnected unseeded Italian Flavio Cobolli successful consecutive sets to scope nan 4th round.

Last year's finalist Zverev won 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 arsenic he continues his bid for a maiden Grand Slam title.

Zverev will look unseeded Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor adjacent aft he hit American Ethan Quinn 4-6 6-1 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 6-4.