Sinner’s struggles
Sinner had done everything but close out the win when a bout of cramps hit him in the third set. He was leading 5-1 at the time, but appeared to suffer in agony the rest of the way as Cerundolo capitalised on the situation to notch the biggest win of his career.
“I think I was a little bit lucky,” Cerundolo said after his draw-shattering upset. “I feel sorry for him – he was serving to win the match.”
Given a golden opportunity, the 24-year-old didn’t miss a beat. He forced Sinner into the corners as he mounted his charge, never letting the four-time major champion catch a second wind.
“I struggled, starting to feel very dizzy,” Sinner said. “Very low of energy. Tried to serve it out, but didn’t have a lot of energy. Fourth set, I let it go a little bit trying to have a bit more energy in the fifth… then it went a bit downwards.”
Sinner said he didn’t feel well, even before the match.
“Woke up this morning, didn’t feel very well and tried to keep the points very short,” he said. “Also in the beginning I was hitting very clean, very good, and then I just kind of hit the wall, and that’s it.
