Jannik Sinner cruises into French Open second round

NEW DELHI: Second seed Jannik Sinner cruised past Wimbledon quarter-finalist Christopher Eubanks in straight sets to advance to the French Open second round on Monday.The Italian star secured a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory under the new roof on Court Suzanne Lenglen as rain fell at Roland Garros.Australian Open champion Sinner displayed no signs of fitness issues, despite having missed the recent Rome Open due to a hip injury.The Italian star struck 32 winners and broke Eubanks' serve five times as he set up a second-round meeting with French veteran Richard Gasquet.Sinner is playing only his third tournament since winning the Miami Masters in March, after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals and then withdrawing from the Madrid Open before his quarter-final match.His victory on Monday took his win-loss record for the season to 29-2.The 22-year-old is hoping to improve on his best French Open performance -- a run to the quarter-finals on his debut in 2020.American Eubanks enjoyed a breakthrough Wimbledon last year when he was beaten by Daniil Medvedev in the last eight in five sets, but has now lost seven consecutive matches.(With inputs from AFP)