Exclusive twist: Patrick Mouratoglou insists Jannik Sinner hid a devastating truth about his Roland Garros exit
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Jannik Sinner’s early exit from Roland Garros shifted the dynamics of the entire tournament.
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The world number one was up two sets and 5-1 in the third before things unravelled, with Cerundolo fighting back to win 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1.
Sinner explained after the match that he was dealing with dizziness but downplayed any impact from the hot conditions in Paris.
But Patrick Mouratoglou, who used to coach Serena Williams, thinks Sinner wasn’t being completely open about what happened. Speaking on his YouTube channel (via Tennis365), he shared his doubts.
Photo by Tim Clayton/Getty ImagesPatrick Mouratoglou shares thoughts on Jannik Sinner’s post-match comments
Speaking in a post on Instagram, Mouratoglou said: “Everybody got extremely surprised, understatement, by Jannik’s loss in Roland Garros.”
“For me, it’s 100% a headstroke. The real message I get from his press conference is the fact that he doesn’t want his opponents to know that he has a weakness there.”
“He actually has one big weakness, which is his resistance to the extreme heat and humidity. When you have both, it’s even worse.”
“That’s not the first time it happened. It happened in Shanghai. He had to retire during the match because he was cramping full body. He almost lost at the Australian Open.
“He was cramping so badly, but they closed the roof, put on the air conditioning, so he finally won.
“I understand he doesn’t want to say it. He probably doesn’t want his opponent to think that when the weather is very hot if I play against Jannik I have a chance. I’ve won this match. So this is not new.
Jannik Sinner gears up for grass season after Roland Garros exit
After his early exit from the French Open, Sinner now turns his attention to the grass-court season, where he had a lot of success last year.
Sinner has already decided to skip the Halle Open this time around, which means Wimbledon will be his only event on grass before the summer hard-court swing gets underway.
He’ll have 2000 ATP points to defend at Wimbledon, having won the title there for the first time in 2024.
It was a standout performance for Sinner at SW19 that included a four-set victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the final. That win ended Alcaraz’s unbeaten record in Grand Slam finals and made Sinner the first Italian ever to win a singles title at Wimbledon.
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