Sinner’s 30-Match Streak Ends in 5-Set French Open Collapse as 90-Degree Heat Overwhelms Him
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Updated · Fox News · May 28
Sinner’s 30-Match Streak Ends in 5-Set French Open Collapse as 90-Degree Heat Overwhelms Him
19 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28
One game from a straight-sets win, Jannik Sinner lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 in the French Open second round.
Paris temperatures rose from 84 to above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and Sinner said he felt sick before medical staff checked him and he left court to have his blood pressure taken.
After returning at 5-4 in the third set, Sinner dropped that set and then lost 18 of the final 20 games while battling cramps and clear heat exhaustion.
The defeat ended the top-ranked Italian’s 30-match winning streak and derailed his bid to complete a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros this year.
Heat has troubled Sinner before: at January’s Australian Open, he struggled physically against Elio Spizzirri before recovering, then later lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
After the biggest upset of the year, can the world No. 56 become the new dark horse of the French Open?
What caused the World No. 1's shocking collapse after being one game away from winning at Roland-Garros?
With the top seed and champion out, who is the new favorite to win the wide-open Roland-Garros men's title?