Tennis-Sinner eases past Eubanks to reach French Open second round

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 27, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning his first round match against Christopher Eubanks of the U.S. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

PARIS (Reuters) -Italian world number two Jannik Sinner looked fully recovered from his injury problems as he saw off American Christopher Eubanks 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the French Open first round on Monday.

Sinner, the Australian Open champion, withdrew from the Madrid Open and missed the Rome Masters with a hip injury, but was back on form at Roland Garros as Eubanks exited at the first hurdle for the second successive year.