Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, was leading by two sets and serving for a place in the third round of the French Open when it became clear he was in significant danger on the baking clay in Paris on…
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Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, was leading by two sets and serving for a place in the third round of the French Open when it became clear he was in significant danger on the baking clay in Paris on Thursday afternoon.
Key points
- The Italian – who had not lost a match since February – said he had been struggling with an illness.
- Despite waving away suggestions he had wilted in the high temperatures, the unprecedented heatwave in the first week here could not have helped his cause.
- He fell 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo before a stunned, packed audience on Court Philippe-Chatrier, the crowd veering between cowering from the sun and being…
- Sinner could barely walk and was completely uncompetitive in the second half of the match.
- His defeat represents one of the most shocking results in recent years.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Guardian Sport, BBC Sport.
