Roland Garros: Sinner won, went to the quarterfinals and is closer to being No. 1 in the world :: Olé

Quietly and without drawing much attention, Jannik Sinner (2nd) continues to advance Roland Garros. Although he continues to emphasize that he is not 100% physically (he arrived with a problem in the hip area), the Italian only knows victory in the second Grand Slam of the season. And this Sunday he went to the quarterfinals, after having beaten Corentin Moutet (79th) by 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-1 in 2h41m, for the fourth round.

After a weak start in which he was overtaken by a shameless local player with nothing to lose, Sinner got into the game, forcing the opponent to make more errors, seeking greater depth in his shots and generating more winning shots (40 in total). . That and the good work since the return (he broke eight times throughout the match) were the keys for the tano to be able to reverse the actions and thus secure his place in the group of the best eight.

In the next round, the native of San Candido will face the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (10th), who defeated the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (8th) by 7-6 (5), 6-4 and 7-6 (3) in 2h51m.

He’s getting closer and closer to being able to storm the top of the world. Leader in the real-time rankings with 9,125 points, he was just two wins away from reaching No. 1 without depending on what Novak Djokovic, currently at the top, perform in the contest. Now, it is not the only option to be. The thing is that if the Serbian loses early, either in the fourth round against Francisco Cerúndolo, in the quarterfinals or in the semifinals, would also be sure to appear at the top on Monday, June 10. Will it be given?

Carlos Alcaraz (3rd) swept Felix Auger Aliassime (21st) 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1 in 2h20m. Except for a break suffered in the opening game, the Spaniard completed a match to put himself in a frame. In the quarterfinals he will clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas (9th), who beat Matteo Arnaldi (35th) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 and 6-2 in 3h11m.