Jannik Sinner swept aside retiring Richard Gasquet to cruise into the third round at the French Open.

Gasquet became the first French player in the Open era to win a singles main draw match at Roland-Garros after having turned 38 years old when he beat Terence Atmane in round one.

But the veteran was no match for world number one Sinner, who prevailed 6-3 6-0 6-4 in a little under two hours to end Gasquet's long career.

Gasquet bows out with 16 Tour-level titles to his name, and owns the record for the most wins among Frenchmen in the Open Era, with 610.

Such is the longevity of Gasquet's career, when he played his first career ATP match (11 April 2002), Sinner was just seven months and 26 days old.

While Gasquet heads for retirement, Sinner will now ready himself for a third-round tie with Jiri Lehecka, who beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2.

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Data Debrief: Sinner's streak rolls on

Aged 23 years and 282 days, Sinner is the youngest player to win 16+ consecutive men's singles matches at grand slams since Rafael Nadal (22 years and 83 days) in 2008.

Sinner has also become the first man in the Open Era to win his first 18 matches against opponents who were playing at their home major.

Gasquet, meanwhile, became the third player to go up against the ATP's number one at a grand slam in their final match, after compatriots Nicolas Devilder and Jeremy Chardy.