Shockwaves in Paris
The unthinkable happened on the clay in the French capital. Sinner had been cruising, two sets up and then 5-1 ahead in the third, before Jannik Sinner somehow fell apart in the second round of Roland-Garros. The world No. 1 went down in five sets to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo. It was a full collapse after two hours of play he had largely controlled, leaving the Paris crowd stunned by a turnaround nobody saw coming.
The strange breakdown of the tournament favourite
The leader of the men’s tour looked utterly unlike himself halfway through the match, as if every ounce of energy had been drained from him. The exact cause of the fade remains a complete mystery, but the consequences are very real for the Italian. Tipped as the favourite for this year’s event, Sinner saw his Paris title bid disappear in the opening week, beaten by exhaustion or some mental block that his medical team will need to sort out.
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Juan Manuel Cerundolo lands the biggest win of his career
On the other side of the net, the Argentine could hardly believe what he was seeing. Calm and stubborn despite the huge deficit early in the evening, Cerundolo kept chipping away as the favourite began to wobble. Carried by pure desperation, the left-hander produced his best tennis in the final two sets, taking full advantage of his opponent’s misery to claim the biggest victory of his career, one that will go down in modern Grand Slam history.
The men’s draw is wide open now
This early exit hits like a thunderclap and blows the rest of the tournament wide open. The main contender for the Coupe des Mousquetaires is gone far too soon, and that leaves a huge gap for his rivals in the race for the title. Tennis fans have just watched a major turning point, a reminder that this surface is still the toughest and most unpredictable on the world calendar in 2026.
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