Jannik Sinner was on the losing side of the Roland Garros final after being beaten by Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner made some costly errors, as he saw three championship points go amiss before Alcaraz fought back.
While he was unable to win his fourth Grand Slam title, Sinner has been praised for what he did after the Roland Garros final.
The Italian has also received plaudits for his on-court performance by former world number one Andy Roddick.
Andy Roddick on ‘absurd’ thing Jannik Sinner was doing during the Roland Garros final
Sinner led Alcaraz by two sets to love and was actually an early break up in the third set as well.
When reviewing the final, the aforementioned Roddick admitted that he was left in shock at the level that Sinner and Alcaraz were producing on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
The former US Open champion suggested that Sinner did not even do anything wrong, but Roddick felt for the 24-year-old after his heartbreaking loss.
“It is just absurd the level that these two have taken this game to like the big three before them, they are pushing the game to heights that I don’t know we have ever seen before,” Roddick said on his podcast.
“The way that Jannik came out and how hard he was hitting the ball. It was just absurd. The fact that we are at five hours and 40 minutes and they are still standing.
“Jannik is dealing with maybe some cramps and figuring it out and Carlos never quitting and Jannik never quitting.
“It was not as if the guy was missing forehands and backhands. You’re sitting and being like ‘Oh his first serve percentage has come down four points’ and that is going to be the difference. It’s like the misses aren’t even misses. It’s like you miss your spot on a forehand by two feet and it’s curtains.
“It’s always this weird thing that you are happy for one’s successes but I just feel badly for Jannik. I’m sure in his right mind he knows there is nothing to hang his head about and he knows he played his a— off. I’m sure he knows three months ago this was an unbelievable result but that won’t change him thinking about it while he goes to bed for a while.”
What is next for Jannik Sinner?
As Sinner looks to move on from his defeat in Paris, he will now have a quick turnaround for the grass court season.
The three-time Grand Slam champion is only entered into one ATP tournament ahead of Wimbledon in Halle, where he actually won his first grass court title last year.
After reaching the Roland Garros final for the first time this year, Wimbledon is now the only major tournament where Sinner is yet to play in the championship match.
Sinner’s best result at Wimbledon came in 2023 when he reached the semi-finals before losing to Novak Djokovic.
However, before Sinner can think about Wimbledon he will play at the Halle Open, which begins on Monday, June 16.
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