Neither sinner

ATP Live Rankings: In his battle for the top spot with Novak Djokovic, Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner stayed perfect as he continued to roll at the French Open, reaching the fourth round with a third consecutive victory in the 2024 edition of the clay court grand slam here on Friday.

Sinner, the second seed from Italy, maintained his perfect start in Paris by defeating Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, producing a rock-solid all-around display to prevail in a two-hour, 27-minute encounter between two of the cleanest ball-strikers on the ATP Tour.

There was some more good news for Italy as Matteo Arnaldi stunned sixth seed Andrey Rublev 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-4 in a third-round clash.