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Sports Illustrated
Tim Capurso

Jannik Sinner's Sweet Gesture After French Open Win Left Young Fan Awestruck

Sinner made this young fan's day. | Screengrab Twitter @TennisChannel

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner breezed through his French Open quarterfinal match against Alexander Bublik in just one hour and 49 minutes, defeating Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals at Roland Garros for the second consecutive year. As such, Sinner fans didn't get to see as much of the Italian tennis star as they would have liked.

But one young fan received something better than the privilege of watching the world's best player go to work. As he was walking off the court, Sinner took a moment to toss one of his two towels into the crowd, handing the second one to a young girl. He then autographed a piece of paper that was handed to him by the girl, whose reaction to receiving the towel and subsequent autograph was equal parts priceless and heartwarming.

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