Jannik Sinner suffered a surprising second-round defeat at the French Open to Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Sinner described the loss as difficult to accept given his strong form before the tournament. He said his body betrayed him and that physical difficulties disrupted his performance. After leading early, he lost momentum in the third set, dropping points and games in a long losing run. He received a medical evaluation during the match and struggled to move on court. With Carlos Alcaraz sidelined by a wrist injury, Sinner had been expected to contend for the title. Sinner indicated he would likely skip grass-court tournaments, take time off to recover physically and mentally, and return prepared for Wimbledon.
"Jannik Sinner described his shock second-round loss at the French Open and the physical difficulties that scuppered him as tough to accept considering his incredible form prior to the tournament. On Thursday, the world No 1's body betrayed him as he suffered a monumental 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 defeat by Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina. It's tough to accept because of the position where I've been in and everything considered, but now I have a lot of time to recover, he said."
"I won't play any tournament on grass before, most likely. Now I really need some time off, recover completely, also mentally, and then be ready to go again for Wimby. This is one of the most shocking results in recent years. With last year's champion Carlos Alcaraz out indefinitely due to a wrist injury, Sinner was expected to win his first French Open title and become only the second man in history to have won every significant annual title: four grand slams and nine Masters 1000, the ATP Finals and Davis Cup."
"Sinner entered Court Philippe-Chatrier on a 30-match winning streak. Despite having never won in Paris, according to some bookmakers he was an even heavier favourite coming into Roland Garros than anyone other than Rafael Nadal in 2009, whhen Nadal also failed to win. No player in the world has even come close to consistently challenging Sinner's level over the past three months. It initially seemed like the Italian was cruising to victory as he rolled through the first two sets before establishing a 5-1 third set lead on Cerundolo, the world No 56."
"Four points away from an uneventful win, the Italian began to shake out his legs and stumble between points. It did not take long until he could barely move on the court. From 5-1, Sinner lost 18 points in a row and five consecutive games as the match dramatically shifted. That sequence included Sinner receiving a medical evaluation leading 5-4 in the third set but trailing 0-40."
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