14:43
Sinner – Gasquet 4: 2
In the end it is the second game ball that Gasquet uses with Serve and Volley. The forehand volley gets Sinner going well. Its forehand does not make it over the net.
14:42
Sinner – Gasquet 4: 1
In this way, Gasquet paved its way forward again, closes again with the forehand and now has a game ball.
14:41
Sinner – Gasquet 4: 1
Gasquet rears up, takes the forehand high and also destroys the two -set break chance. The 38-year-old is currently going well through good serves.
14:40
Sinner – Gasquet 4: 1
Gasquet has grown less and less for Sinner’s pace. This is why its error rate increases so rapidly. The forehand ends up on the net, with which there are two break balls again.
14:38
Sinner – Gasquet 4: 1
Sinner has already forced the opponent for seven mistakes. The other way around, the gasquet has never succeeded. Now Sinner plays his sixth winner – with the backhand down the line. The Frenchman is with four winning strokes.
14:36
Sinner – Gasquet 4: 1
Gasquet was initially able to indicate his talent, had good scenes. At the moment he only made mistakes if Sinner does not make the point anyway. When the Frenchman becomes too long with the backhand, the South Tyrolean gets through for the second time and places 4: 1.
14:35
Sinner – Gasquet 3: 1
Sinner is getting better and better, shows his whole repertoire, with a forehand inside-in the Italian set to one gets three game balls.
14:33
Sinner – Gasquet 3: 1
Gasquet defends himself, catches the opponent on the wrong foot with a cross played. Sinner uses the second breakball because his adversary now balances the forehand into the stitches.
14:33
Sinner – Gasquet 2: 1
Then Sinner sets the praise. But he has a gas quet, so it remains in the rallies until he slips a backlog. That means two break balls.
14:31
Sinner – Gasquet 2: 1
Now the South Tyrolean drives his competitor far back, then plays the forehand stop to the space removed for the opponent – with success.
14:30
Sinner – Gasquet 2: 1
Sinner in particular wants to build up pressure properly, get the opponents going, when the power edge gets in his way. Thus, the forehand ends up inside out outside the field.
14:28
Sinner – Gasquet 2: 1
The chair referee overrulates the line judge and spends the first surcharge. So Sinner has to go again, but still does the point because Gasquet is semminating a forehand in the mesh. The world ranking list ensures the first zero game of the match.
14:26
Sinner – Gasquet 1: 1
Now both deliver the longest rallies to date. There is a speed of the pace until the power edge Gasquet puts a line in the thread. The ball jumps out.
14:25
Sinner – Gasquet 1: 1
Gasquet uses the second game ball because his counterpart becomes too long with a forehand.
14:24
Sinner – Gasquet 1-0
Gasquet plays really strongly, shines again with its one -handed backhand. There are already three game balls ready.
14:22
Sinner – Gasquet 1-0
Gasquet begins its first impact game with an ace through the middle. The French audience is pleased. There is even more enthusiasm when the 38-year-old scores with a backshine back.
14:22
Sinner – Gasquet 1-0
After the French’s next return error, Sinner quickly has the first game in his pocket.
14:20
Sinner – Gasquet 0: 0
As a result, Gasquet always becomes too long with his returns, this is the case twice. Then a return is too short for him. Sinner is there and enforced with the forehand.
14:19
1st sentence
Sinner has just opened the match, has to go over the second surcharge. A first rally develops. Then the South Tyrolean hits the felt ball with the forehand. The first point goes to Gasquet.
14:17
Head 2 Head
For the fourth time, the tennis professionals face each other in an official match. The previous three duels all went to Sinner. The first comparison took place in two sets in two sets on Indian Wells. Later in that season they met in Halle on lawn. Gasquet won at least one sentence. And twelve months ago they met in the second round of the French Open. The Italian clearly won in three sets.
14:12
Investment and coin tunnel
At this moment our protagonists enter the Court Philippe-Chatrier. After a few steps of the preparation, you meet with the chair referee Alison Hughes for choice on the net. The coin falls in favor of the Frenchman, who decides to set up. Then both of them play a little.
14:05
Once top 10
As number seven in the world (2007, 2008), Gasquet once belonged to the world elite in tennis. He said goodbye from the top 10 in summer 2016. At the end of the career, the right-hander only contested seven main field match on the ATP tour this year and only won three of them. So he made it into the round of 16 at the 250s of Montpellier (hard court) and Bucharest (sand). There was nothing more in it. In the world rankings, the Frenchman has now slipped to 166.
13:54
Shortly
Ultimately, things are quite quick. Jessica Pegula has just used her first match ball, Ann Li beats 6: 3 and 7: 6. So the space will be free for our match. As a result, we should indeed be able to start around 2:15 p.m.
13:43
Tardiness
The first match of the day is still running on the Court Philippe chat. If Jessica Pegula can regulate this in two sets, it should not take too long for it to be our turn. We are currently starting from 2:15 p.m.
13:32
Half -finalist 2024
In the meantime, Sinner has collected 19 tournament victories, triumphed at the Australian Open 2024 and the US Open 2024. In addition there are four Masters titles. The reigning ATP champion is also a double Davis Cup winner. In Roland Garros, the 23-year-old has mixed for the sixth time since 2020. As a semi -finalist, the right -hander reached his best result twelve months ago. On Monday, the Italian was already dealing with a Frenchman, Arthur Rinderknech defeated in three sets. Incidentally, Sinner celebrated the only tournament victory on Sand in 2022 in the Croatian umag.
13:21
Number one
Today one of the most difficult tasks is waiting for Gasquet, it is against the world ranking list. Due to its doping lock, the Sinner only played two tournaments this season, each stood in the final, won the Australian Open in January and recently returned to the Masters in Rome, but had to give up in the final. The Spaniard had also added the last defeat in front of him in early October – in the final of the 500 in Beijing. Then Sinner won 26 matches in a row.
13:10
The career of Gasquet
Gasquet has been officially professional since 2002, played 1,017 matches and won 610 of them. At the major level, the Frenchman was three times in the semi-finals-in Wimbledon 2007 and 2015 as well as at the US Open 2013. In terms of Masters, there were three finals, which were all lost. He achieved his 16 tournament victories at a 250 level without exception. However, it was enough for a Grand Slam title. In 2004, Gasquet triumphed in Roland Garros alongside Tatiana Golovin in Mixed. He also won Olympic bronze in London in 2012 together with Julien Benneteau.
12:59
Farewell tour
For the latter Frenchman, every match could be the last of his career at this tournament. Last autumn, Gasquet had already announced that they wanted to end the Parisian Sand in front of a French audience. For this, the 38-year-old received a wildcard to be able to compete here for the 22nd time since 2002. Over the years, the right -hander has once reached the quarter -finals (2016). In six cases, however, search was over in the first round. At least this was spared Gasquet this year, he won his opening match on Monday against compatriot Térence Atmane 6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 0.
12:48
Bonjour!
Welcome to the French Open! At the classic clay court in Roland Garros, there are further second -round matches on the plan. At the Court Philippe chat, there is a duel between Jannik Sinner and Richard Gasquet around 1:30 p.m.