Sinner feels pain after missing 3 championship-points - Photo: REUTERS
Sinner's 20-match Grand Slam winning streak, along with 20 consecutive sets from the start of Roland Garros, was stopped by Alcaraz in the early morning of June 9. The match lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes and ended with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-7 (3), 6-7 (2) in favor of the Spanish player.
Notably, after winning the first two sets, Sinner was very close to the Roland Garros title when he led 5-3, 40-0 in set four and had three championship-points.
However, the wastefulness of three missed shots became the turning point, paving the way for Carlos Alcaraz's spectacular comeback, pushing Sinner out of the championship that seemed within reach.
Sinner said after receiving the silver plate of Roland Garros: "Every streak has a stop. In life, sometimes you get and sometimes you lose. I am happy to be part of this historic match, playing tennis at a very high level.
But after all, losing in the final always hurts. The decisive points in the fourth set, the tie-break in the fifth set will be the things that haunt me. I have to find a way to forget it, because there is nothing else I can do."
The Italian added: "This match probably pushed both of us to the limit. It was the toughest physical and mental challenge. It's hard to compare it to any of our previous matches. I was exhausted. I will take lessons and positives from this defeat."
"No one can change the past, it has already happened," Sinner reflected.
Sinner said losing the final was painful - Photo: REUTERS
"I guess it's time to take the love from my family and my teammates. I'm happy to see my mom in the stands, and I guess my dad is watching on TV. Whatever happens, like I said, I never imagined I'd be in this position. All of this isn't even a dream, because it's so far away," Sinner continued.
This is Sinner's first Grand Slam final against Alcaraz, but his fifth consecutive loss to his rival. The 23-year-old Italian has won three of his four major finals and has eight major titles, four fewer than Alcaraz.
As for the Spanish tennis player, after winning the Roland Garros championship, he now owns 5 Grand Slam championships and 7 Masters 1000 titles.
After the tournament, Sinner will take a few days off before playing the ATP 500 tournament in Halle on grass in Germany. This is a familiar warm-up tournament for Sinner to prepare for Wimbledon in late June, entering the journey to defend the title he won last year.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/sinner-day-dut-vi-bo-lo-3-championship-point-20250609124046908.htm
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