Luca Van Assche expeditious in the first round of Roland-Garros

Luca Van Assche did not do things by halves. For his first appearance in the main draw at Roland Garros on Monday, the winner of the 2021 junior edition, 19, made short work of Italian Marco Cecchinato, semi-finalist on clay beaten in Paris in 2018, in 1h58 of play (6-1, 6-1, 6-3).

Imperial on his face-offs, both behind his first ball (71% of points won) and his second (78%), he had no trouble saving the four break points he had to defend. Without ever giving the impression of overplaying and well helped by the impressive clumsiness of the Italian (53 unforced errors), Van Assche controlled his end of the match like an old veteran, taking advantage of the crazy atmosphere of court number 14 to leave explode his joy on the third match point.