Rafael Nadal paid tribute to Richard Gasquet with a heartwarming message after the former No. 7 entered retirement. Gasquet ended his career on home soil with a straight-set defeat to top seed Jannik Sinner on Thursday and was honoured in an emotional on-court ceremony. Nadal also appeared in a video message prepared by French Open organisers.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner sent Frenchman Richard Gasquet into retirement with a 6-3 6-0 6-4 hammering in the battle of generations at the French Open on Thursday to ease into the third round.