Sinner prepares for sleepless night after dramatic loss

World No 1 Jannik Sinner said he was expecting a sleepless night after agonisingly letting three championship points slip through his fingers in a five-set defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final on Sunday. The Italian top seed wasted three match points at 5-3, 40-0 up in the fourth set and was also […]

World No 1 Jannik Sinner said he was expecting a sleepless night after agonisingly letting three championship points slip through his fingers in a five-set defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final on Sunday.

The Italian top seed wasted three match points at 5-3, 40-0 up in the fourth set and was also 6-5 up in the decider, before Alcaraz clawed his way back in dramatic fashion to win the title for the second year running.

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“I won’t sleep tonight very well, but it’s okay,” Sinner said during the presentation ceremony. “First of all Carlos, congrats. An amazing performance, amazing battle, amazing job. I am very happy for you, you deserve it.”