Jannik Sinner will bid to complete the Career Grand Slam at Roland Garros this year.
The Italian has not been beaten on the tour since February, having won five straight ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.
Sinner enters Roland Garros as the overwhelming favourite following Carlos Alcaraz’s withdrawal from the Grand Slam.
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As well as Alcaraz’s omission, the world number one has been handed an incredibly favourable draw, in which he can avoid both Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev until the final.
But British tennis legend Tim Henman suggested it may not be entirely plain sailing for Sinner in Paris.
Tim Henman worries about fatigue for Jannik Sinner in Paris
Speaking on TNT Sports, Henman said: “I mean, it’s Sinner against the field. If you offered me the other 127 players to take the title or Sinner, I’d take Sinner every day of the week.
“But as you mentioned, he has played an enormous amount of tennis. He’s been winning these Masters 1000 titles back-to-back.
“So you wonder, coming into this tournament, if his fuel of energy, if you like, if it’s at 100%, if it’s not, then as the fortnight goes on, perhaps he could get a little bit fatigued.
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“And I would say that the biggest challenge is probably physically, whether he can sustain it and not pick up an injury, because that does happen from time to time.
“But the level of tennis, the confidence is sky high for Sinner.”
Jannik Sinner’s campaign at Roland Garros last year
Sinner recorded a flawless campaign at last year’s edition of Roland Garros en route to the championship match.
He did not drop a set from round one up to and including the semifinals, beating the likes of Alexander Bublik, Andrey Rublev and Djokovic.
In the final against Alcaraz, Sinner took a two set lead, and after conceding the third set, he earned three match points in the fourth.
But Sinner squandered all three, with Alcaraz delivering one of the most incredible comebacks in tennis history to hoist a second consecutive Roland Garros title.
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