Sinner Recovers from Wobble to Advance at French Open

World number one Jannik Sinner defied a mid-match wobble to begin his French Open campaign with a straight-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech.

Playing his first Grand Slam match since serving a three-month doping ban, Italian Sinner beat his French opponent 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.

However, It was not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests, with the 23-year-old forced to fight back from a double break down in the third set against a resurgent Rinderknech.

It marked a return to winning ways for Sinner after Carlos Alcaraz ended his run of 26 successive match victories in the Italian Open final earlier this month.

Earlier on Monday, world number four Taylor Fritz became the highest-ranked player to exit this year’s tournament at Roland Garros as he was beaten by Daniel Altmaier in the first round.