France, May 29 -- Top seed Jannik Sinner eased past French veteran Richard Gasquet in straight sets on Thursday to move into the third round at the French Open and send his opponent into retirement.

Sinner won 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 in 91 minutes to set up a meeting with Jiri Lehecka.

Before the match, Gasquet admitted that playing the world number one on centre court in his 22nd French Open at the Roland Garros Stadium would be a fitting way to end his career.

The 38-yar-old Gasquet, who was given an invitation into the main draw by the French tennis federation, realised his wish after he defeated Terence Atmane in the first round and Sinner dispatched Arthur Rinderknech.

Sinner's mission was to successfully continue his own quest for a first...