Sinner knocked out of French Open in huge shock

Jannik Sinner has been sensationally knocked out of the French Open after suffering from cramping when serving for the match during his second-round clash against Juan Manuel Cerundolo. The world No 1 and hot favourite at Roland-Garros was struggling during the third set, losing 15 points in a row before calling for a medical timeout and treatment in the middle of a game when 6-3 6-2 5-1 ahead and serving for the match.

The Italian had moved 5-1 ahead in the third but proceeded to lose the next six games before and after treatment to lose the set 7-5. Sinner was broken twice in the fourth set with his body continuing to fail him, before the final set saw Cerundolo break straight away and, barring some nervy moments, clinch the match, winning the decider 6-1. Sinner was on a 30-match winning streak stretching back to February and he was an overwhelming favourite heading into the second Grand Slam of the season - especially with two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz out due to an injured right wrist. Sinner bent over on the clay court in apparent exhaustion multiple times and was hardly even running for shots as the match wore on, resorting to drop shots and serve-and-volley tactics to try and shorten the points. He attempted to cool himself with a hand-held fan on changeovers and put bags of ice around his neck. The temperature at the start of the match was 29 degrees and then rose to 32 degrees. "I didn't feel very well on court," Sinner said afterwards. "I struggled, starting to feel very dizzy, very low on energy. "I tried to serve it out but didn't have a lot of energy. In the fourth set, I let it go a little bit trying to have a bit more energy in the fifth. The first one was a very important game and I couldn't hold. "I woke up this morning, didn't feel very well and tried to keep the points very short.

Key points

• The Italian had moved 5-1 ahead in the third but proceeded to lose the next six games before and after treatment to lose the set 7-5.
• Sinner was broken twice in the fourth set with his body continuing to fail him, before the final set saw Cerundolo break straight away and, barring some nervy moments, clinch the match, winning the…
• Sinner was on a 30-match winning streak stretching back to February and he was an overwhelming favourite heading into the second Grand Slam of the season - especially with two-time reigning champion…
• Sinner bent over on the clay court in apparent exhaustion multiple times and was hardly even running for shots as the match wore on, resorting to drop shots and serve-and-volley tactics to try and…
• He attempted to cool himself with a hand-held fan on changeovers and put bags of ice around his neck.