Juan Manuel Cerúndolo became the first Argentine tennis player to eliminate a sitting World No. 1 since 2018, after he beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the French Open.
The Argentine struggled a lot early in the match, with Sinner firmly in control of the match. However, the Italian started to struggle physically when he was 5-2 up in the third.
Cerúndolo quickly recovered, getting back to 4-5. With Sinner serving for the game at 0-40, he called upon the umpire and requested to leave the court to receive attention from the physio, saying he felt “dizzy” and “wanted to vomit” and was allowed to do so.
It was to no avail, as Cerúndolo wrapped up the third by 7-5.
The story was more of the same in the fourth and fifth sets, with the Argentine player’s controlled and mistake-free game pushing a visibly struggling Sinner.
