Cinà Stopped In The Second Round: De Jong Beats Him In Three Sets

Federico Cinà was knocked out in the second round of Roland Garros 2026, defeated by Dutchman Jesper de Jong 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in one hour and forty-eight minutes on Court 6. For the nineteen-year-old from Palermo, the first experience in a Slam main draw ends here, two days after his debut win against Reilly Opelka.

The momentum of the match shifted quickly. Cinà had started well, breaking his opponent's serve and going up 3-1 in the first set, then De Jong reeled off a run of five consecutive games and never looked back. In the second set the Dutchman, the world number 106 lucky loser who had eliminated Stan Wawrinka in the first round, landed three breaks; in the third he took the serve right away in the second game and managed without trouble.

The numbers tell the story of an experience gap more than a quality one. De Jong finished with 11 aces and 31 winners, Cinà with 12 winners in total and only 39% of points won behind his second serve, the stat that weighed most in the extended baseline rallies. Heavy legs after the five sets against Opelka did the rest, especially when he had to restart after a lost game.

Still, it is a step forward. Cinà heads home with a Slam win in his career, his baptism in the second round of a Major and confirmation that he is the first player born in 2007 to win a match in a Slam main draw. At nineteen, with a ranking that touched a career-high of 183 in March, the learning curve is still all ahead of him.