Blame exhaustion for No. 1-seeded Jannik Sinner‘s collapse in the second round of the 2026 French Open.
Sinner lost Thursday to Juan Manuel Cerundolo at Court Philippe-Chatrier, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 1-6, 1-6. He was leading 5-1 in the third set before everything went haywire. The Italian star explained that he felt drained at that point in the match, leading to his meltdown.
Jannik Sinner details what went wrong at 2026 French Open
“I didn’t feel very well on the court,” Sinner, who had won 30 consecutive matches entering Thursday, told the media. “I struggled, starting to feel very dizzy, very low on energy. …In the beginning, I was hitting very clean, very good, and then I just kind of hit the wall.
“I didn’t have energy, really. I was very, very flat. The whole body. I don’t remember the last time I felt this weak.”