Overview
- On Thursday Jannik Sinner, the world No. 1 and heavy favorite, led two sets to none and 5-1 before cramping and losing 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.
- Sinner left the court for an off-court medical timeout for dehydration and cramping as recorded by the ATP Tour, and he said he felt dizzy and low on energy after the match.
- Novak Djokovic won his second-round match and is scheduled to face 19-year-old Joao Fonseca in the next round, leaving Djokovic and second seed Alexander Zverev as prominent title threats.
- Cerúndolo’s comeback ends Sinner’s 30-match winning streak, lifts the Argentine into the top 50 and, with Carlos Alcaraz already withdrawn, significantly opens the top half of the draw to lower-ranked players and teenagers such as Fonseca and Moise Kouame.
- The Paris heatwave and multiple cramping and collapse incidents have intensified scrutiny of on-court medical rules and scheduling, raising questions about player safety and whether tournament protocols should change.