Jannik Sinner extended his impressive Grand Slam winning streak with a dominant victory over Jiri Lehecka in the third round of Roland Garros.
World No 1 Sinner produced a rampant display out on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Saturday, dropping just three games in a quickfire 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 triumph.
The Italian needed just an hour and 34 minutes to wrap up victory against world No 34 Lehecka, hitting a staggering 31 winners to just nine unforced errors against the Czech.
Speaking on court after the match, the 23-year-old thanked his team for providing him with the perfect tactical approach.
“This morning I said to my team I’m feeling well and physically ready,” said Sinner.
“We had to go very hard in the beginning, because I feel like the start of slams are very important, which then gives you the confidence to keep going.
“I warmed up very well. I felt very good. After 25 minutes I was feeling great. Just a relaxed morning, and I tried to go on court with a good focus.
“My team is good, they give me the right tactics – I tried to play them in the match. It’s a combination of also being happy on court.”
Sinner’s triumph on Saturday saw him extend his Grand Slam-winning streak to 17 matches.
The Italian has not lost a match at a major since a quarter-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon last summer, having won the 2024 US Open and 2025 Australian Open titles since then.
In the 21st century, only Novak Djokovic (30), Roger Federer (27), and Rafael Nadal (25) have won more consecutive Grand Slam men’s singles matches than Sinner.
The world No 1 has also now made at least the second week of every Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2023, the only men’s singles player to do so.
Sinner has not been beaten before the second week of a Grand Slam event since the 2023 French Open, when he was beaten in five sets by Daniel Altmaier in the second round in Paris.
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Meanwhile, the 23-year-old has also become the Italian man with the joint-most Grand Slam match wins in the Open Era.
The world No 1 has levelled with former world No 9 Fabio Fognini on 71 match wins at major events, though he has achieved his haul of wins in a significantly shorter time frame.
Sinner is competing in his 22nd Grand Slam singles event, while Fognini has competed in 61 Grand Slam tournaments across his career.
Andreas Seppi (63), Adriano Panatta (62), and Matteo Berrettini (50) are the only other Italian men to have won 50+ matches at Grand Slams in the Open Era.
Sinner will look to claim the sole record of 72 wins and win an 18th straight Grand Slam singles match when he faces 17th seed Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.
Rublev progressed to the fourth round of the event without taking to court, with 14th seed Arthur Fils forced to withdraw from their clash due to injury.
The Russian is the last person outside of Carlos Alcaraz to beat Sinner, defeating the Italian in three sets at the Canadian Open last summer.
However, Sinner holds a 6-3 overall advantage in their head-to-head and won their last meeting at the 2025 Cincinnati Open.
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