Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Italy's Jannik Sinner, left, stands by France's Richard Gasquet after their second round match of the French Tennis Open.Alamy Stock Photo Sinner thrashes retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva through Later, Gael Monfils looks to pull off an upset over British fifth seed Jack Draper. 7.00pm, 29 May 2025 Share options JANNIK SINNER ended the retiring Richard Gasquet’s career with a one-sided victory at the French Open on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic looks to sharpen his game in the second round in his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title. Women’s second seed and former Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff also targets a place in the last 32, after 18-year-old contender Mirra Andreeva cruised through. World number one Sinner had no trouble in seeing off the 38-year-old Gasquet, playing at the tournament for the 22nd and final time, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 in under two hours. Sinner made his comeback from a three-month doping ban at the Italian Open earlier in May, reaching the final before losing in straight sets to reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz. He was in fine form against Gasquet, saving three break points to serve out the first set before dominating the rest of the match on Court Philippe Chatrier. “I’m very happy to be in the third round,” Sinner told the crowd after setting up a third-round meeting with Czech Jiri Lehecka. “Thank you for being very fair with me today, I know what was at stake… It’s your (Gasquet’s) moment. Congrats on an amazing career.” Djokovic, fresh off his 100th ATP title last weekend, got his tilt at a fourth French Open crown off to a solid start on Tuesday. Advertisement The Serbian sixth seed will need to be on his guard against crafty Frenchman Corentin Moutet. “I don’t know how many more Grand Slams I’ve got left in my body,” Djokovic said after the opening round. Third seed Alexander Zverev bounced back from losing the first set in a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win over Dutchman Jesper de Jong. The German, who lost last year’s final to Alcaraz, will next face the winner of an all-Italian clash between Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi on Saturday for a last-16 berth. Australian ninth seed Alex de Minaur’s run of reaching four consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals was ended as he blew a two-set lead to lose 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to Alexander Bublik. Czech teenager Jakub Mensik, the Miami Open champion, also suffered a collapse from two sets up in a 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 defeat by Grand Slam debutant Henrique Rocha of Portugal. The home hope Arthur Fils narrowly avoided suffering a similar fate, though. The 14th seed fought back from a break down in the deciding set to grab a dramatic 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Spaniard Juame Munar on a raucous Court Suzanne Lenglen. Later, Gael Monfils looks to pull off an upset over British fifth seed Jack Draper in the night session after fighting back from two sets down under the lights on Court Philippe Chatrier in his opener. - Andreeva through - Women’s sixth seed Andreeva, who had an impressive run to the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, saw off American Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 6-4. Andreeva is playing her first Grand Slam as a top-10 seed after capturing WTA 1000 series titles in Dubai and Indian Wells. “I’m just happy that I stayed calm during the match, and I’m happy that I overcame some little difficulties throughout the match,” said the teenager. Third seed Jessica Pegula beat fellow American Ann Li 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) and will face former Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova in the third round after the Czech’s win over Magdalena Frech. Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova was knocked out, though, dispatched 6-0, 6-3 by Russian Veronika Kudermetova. Gauff laughed off an amusing lapse that led to her arriving on court without any racquets ahead of her first-round win earlier this week. The American is targeting a first title since last year’s WTA Finals, having come up just short in Madrid and Rome. “I think as the rounds go, I think it’s just with every tournament you feel more comfortable out there on the court,” said Gauff, who plays Czech qualifier Tereza Valentova in her second match. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Sinner thrashes retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva through”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Sinner thrashes retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva through”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. 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