
Jannik Sinner Jokes 'I Won't Sleep Tonight' After Heartbreaking Loss to Carlos Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner reacted to his narrow defeat at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at Roland-Garros on Sunday.
"I won't sleep tonight very well, but it's okay," Sinner joked after the match (2:10 mark).
The Italian won the first two sets against Alcaraz before ultimately suffering a 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) loss.
Sinner had several opportunities to secure the fourth Grand Slam title of his career, dropping three championship points in the fourth set.
He was also up 5-3 in the same set and later served for the title with a 5-4 lead before Alcaraz eventually forced a decisive fifth set.
Sinner nearly pulled off an impressive comeback of his own, as he trailed 3-5 in the fifth set before Alcaraz served for the title with a 5-4 lead.
The No. 1 seed in the tournament ended up taking the next two games and was two points away from a championship, but Alcaraz fought back once again to set up the tiebreaker.
Sinner ended up dropping the first seven points of the tiebreak before eventually losing 10-2, as Alcaraz claimed his fifth Grand Slam championship and second French Open title.
The match between the top two seeds in the men's singles draw lasted five hours and 29 minutes, marking the second-longest Grand Slam final of the Open Era.
Sinner will now look to put the heartbreaking defeat behind him and prepare for Wimbledon, which is set to begin on June 30.

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