PARIS (Reuters) – Italian rising star Jannik Sinner barged into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-3 7-5 7-5 victory against Argentine Federico Coria on Friday.
The 19-year-old, winner of the NextGen ATP Finals last year, relied on his massive forehand to subdue the younger brother of 2004 Roland Garros runner-up Guillermo Coria.
Coria was in the mix courtesy of his opponent’s unforced errors but Sinner’s pace and poise helped him recover from being down a break in the third set to wrap up a straightforward win on court 13.
Sinner will play his first fourth round match at a Grand Slam against German sixth seed Alexander Zverev or his compatriot Marco Cecchinato.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
