World number one Jannik Sinner sensationally knocked out of Roland Garros

World number one, Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner sensationally failed to reach the third round of Roland Garros 2026, losing to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Sinner explained his defeat by feeling unwell during the match, UNN reports. 

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In the first two sets, Sinner secured two victories - 6:3 and 6:2. In the third set, while leading 5:1, Sinner sensationally lost - 7:5. 

Sinner lost the last two sets with the same score - 6:1. 

Juan Manuel Cerundolo, having secured the victory, reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. 

After the match, Sinner said that he did not feel very well on the court

I was in a good position in the match, especially in the third set, but I couldn't serve for the match, and then serious problems began. At the same time, I want to congratulate my opponent. I don't want to diminish his merits. He played a very high-quality match, especially at the end. That's sports. It became very difficult for me. My head started spinning, and I had almost no energy left. I tried to serve for the match, but there was almost no strength left. In the fourth set, I let the situation go a bit, hoping to save more energy for the fifth. The first game in the deciding set was extremely important, but I couldn't take it, and after that, everything went downhill. Even in the morning, I didn't feel very well and tried to shorten the rallies. At the beginning of the match, I was hitting the ball cleanly, moving well, and then it was just like I hit a wall 

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