Sinner falls at Roland Garros physically touched against the Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerúndolo

Paris (EFE).- World number 1, Italian Jannik Sinner, fell in the second round of Roland Garros, physically touched, affected by the high temperatures that Paris is experiencing these days, against Argentine Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 and 6-1. You may be interested in: Carlos Alcaraz defeats De Miñaur and reaches the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time
It’s a major blow to the tournament, because the Italian was the top favorite for the final victory in the only Grand Slam he lacks, which he reached after a streak of 30 consecutive wins and in the absence of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, his executioner in last year’s final.

Sinner finished the match in an agonizing way, affected by the high temperatures in Paris, which began to take their toll when he was about to win his match.

The Italian began to feel unwell when he had victory within his grasp, after having won the first two sets and when he was 5-1 in the third.

Hip Complaints

The world’s number 1 seemed to be complaining about his hip, although the heat could also have had its effect, because although the match had begun at noon, when the thermometer had not yet reached its maximum, the temperature had already begun to rise after two hours of play.

The points were falling on the side of the Argentinian, who for the first time snatched the service of the number 1, which put the match at 5-4, with 0-40 in favor of Cerúndolo.

At that moment Sinner spoke with the judge and told her that he needed a break. The Italian entered the locker room accompanied by his medical staff and reappeared several minutes later, but visibly affected in his physique.

The Argentinian maintained the pace, aware that the problems of his rival gave him the opportunity to rejoin a match that minutes before seemed impossible and with that faith, against a rival who was barely wandering around the court, he scored the third set.

Sinner returned to the locker room while Cerúndolo tried to maintain the tension. Except for a few flashes of genius, the Italian wandered inertly around the clay court, at the mercy of his rival. He lost the set and put all his hopes on recovering in the fifth.

The miracle did not arrive. The Italian was unable to rejoin the match, he vomited, sought oxygen at every moment, used a fan when he was in his chair to try to find a loophole for survival.

While Cerúndolo maintained the pace, he tried to make him run to suffocate his attempts at recovery. But this did not arrive. Sinner won another game in the final set, which ended more out of respect for the public than out of confidence in victory.

Sinner seemed poised for victory at Roland Garros

The Italian, who lost the final last year after squandering three match points against Alcaraz, seemed headed for victory, which no one doubted this season in the absence of the Spaniard.

Neither the German Alexander Zverev, second seed, who has yet to win a Grand Slam, nor the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who is seeking his 25th at 39 years old, seemed in a position to rival the Italian.

But in his first contact with the high temperatures, the Italian left the tournament orphaned of its main favorite.

In the duel that opened the day on the center court, when the heat had not yet reached its peak, the Italian, who had played his first round in the night session, showed his most solid face until the thermometer began to rise. And then he collapsed.

Closing it makes him the third Argentinian in the third round, after Thiago Tirante and Solana Sierra.
The Argentinian will face the winner of the duel between the Spaniard Martín Landaluce, 69th in the world, and the Czech Vit Kopriva, 66th.

Sinner Denies That the Heat Was the Reason for His Debacle in Paris

Sinner denied that the heat was the origin of the physical problems that led him to collapse in the second round of Roland Garros and assured that he had already felt bad since the early hours of the morning: “I woke up as if I had hit a wall.” “Today I couldn’t find any energy,” said the Italian. Jannik Sinner stated that during the first part of the match he played well despite not being in his best form, he pointed out that he tried to play short points and that he was quite effective until the situation deteriorated. “It was hot, but not unbearable heat. I think you could play quite well. Actually, it wasn’t the heat or the weather’s fault. It was just me today, these things happen,” said the world number 1, who saw a streak of 30 consecutive victories broken.