Just one step away from victory, Jannik Sinner suffered a physical setback and lost the set that shifted momentum toward his opponent, Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerúndolo: the world No. 1 tennis player was sensationally eliminated from the Roland Garros after an incredible comeback. After the first two sets, won by the Italian 3-6 and 2-6, the heat forced the 24-year-old champion to recover, and from that point on, the match turned into a huge uphill battle: 7-5, 6-1, and 6-1 were the scores of the next three sets that allowed Cerundolo to advance, leaving Sinner with only a bitter taste, but with an awareness of the next steps to recover: "Halfway through the third set, I had no energy left; I didn't feel very good on the court. "It was hot, but not too hot", the Italian stated during a press conference in Paris. "It's sport; it can happen," he added, adding how "difficult it is to accept it", given his position. "There is time to rest and recover. Now I really need to recover mentally", he said.