Following a match that may go down as one of the best in Roland Garros history, in which he missed three championship points, Jannik Sinner stated that he will attempt to "delete" the memory of his heartbreaking French Open final defeat against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.

When the 22-year-old Italian was ahead by two sets to love and had triple match point with Alcaraz serving at 0-40 and trailing 3-5 in the fourth set, he seemed on the verge of winning his first French Open title and third straight Grand Slam championship. However, Alcaraz dug deep, maintained his serve, and then won a tie-break to bring the game to a tie as Sinner was unable to capitalize on any of the three opportunities. In a marathon that became the longest final in the tournament's history, he went on to win an incredible 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), and 7-6 (10/2) victory.

"This one obviously hurts. There isn't much to say right now," a somber Sinner told reporters following the match. "It was a very, very high-level match. It went on for a while. And it does, yes. As you know, we've seen it happen before with other athletes. It happened to me today."

After winning the US Open in 2023 and successfully defending his Australian Open championship earlier this year, the sinner was attempting to capture his third straight major victory. However, this time he was on the opposite side of the comeback tale. His first Grand Slam victory was famously in Melbourne, where he came back from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev, but in Paris, he was the one who was unable to finish a two-set advantage.

"I made an effort to erase all sets of data." After failing to serve out the match, he said that in Grand Slams you try to begin from scratch. "Naturally, I was upset about the fourth set, match points, and serving for the match. I continued to dwell on it, though. I didn't give him any freebies.

Despite the pain, Sinner was upbeat about the experience and complimented the atmosphere and the level of play. "It was good to see that we can produce tennis like this." “It's good for the sport and the fans,” he said. “It's really special to be a part of it. The large trophy would make me happier, but there's nothing I can do about it now.

The globe Additionally, No. 1 attributed his ability to overcome such challenging times to his practical support network. “The folks who know me, my family, are supporting me right now. My father was at work today, so he wasn't even here. Our family remains the same regardless of how successful we are. We live in a straightforward manner.

Wimbledon, which starts later this month, is now the focus of Sinner's attention. Although he acknowledged that it will take some time to recover from this defeat, he is aware that he cannot remain on it.

"It hurts, yes." However, you can't stop crying. "It happens," he said in closing.

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