Carlos Alcaraz Shares Valuable Tips for Jannik Sinner on Overcoming Heartbreaking Defeats After Their Titanic Roland Garros Final

A week after his Roland Garros final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner faced an early exit at the Halle Open.

Carlos Alcaraz Shares Valuable Tips for Jannik Sinner on Overcoming Heartbreaking Defeats After Their Titanic Roland Garros Final

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/Univers Tennis)

Fresh out of his Roland Garros victory and a party in Ibiza, Carlos Alcaraz is having a good run at the Queen’s Club Championships where he has reached the semifinals. The Spaniard had a momentous title defense in Paris where he faced World No. 1 Jannik Sinner for the first time in a Grand Slam final.

Sinner, however, faced a heartbreaking defeat as he came close to victory on multiple occasions. He won the first two sets of the final and set up three championship points in the fourth set, which he failed to convert. In the fifth set, the Italian turned a 3-5 deficit into a 6-5 lead but missed out there too.

At a press conference at Queen’s, Alcaraz was asked how he recovers from losing a big match, like Sinner’s loss at Roland Garros. While Alcaraz has not lost a Grand Slam final, he has had some heartbreaking losses too, like the defeat at the Paris Olympic finals last year to Novak Djokovic.

I know that day for him, that final was pretty tough to deal with after all mentally… some matches I’ve lost, I took 3, 4 days just to recover mentally…

Sinner has described his Roland Garros experience as stressful and has opened up about having sleepless nights due to it. After the final, Sinner flew to Italy, to his hometown in South Tyrol to rest and recover with his family and friends, before kick starting his grass season with the Halle Open. He was aiming to defend his title here, but faced an early exit.

I know that day for him, that final was pretty tough to deal with after all mentally. So I don’t know. From my experience, some matches that I have lost, I took three, four days just to recover mentally. Physically, as well, if it was demanding physically. So two or three days minimum just to recover from a really tough loss.

Sinner, who beat home favorite Yannick Hanfmann, registered his second defeat to Alexander Bublik in Halle. Bublik stunned Sinner in straight sets, becoming the first person after Alcaraz to defeat Sinner since last August. After his defeat, Sinner admitted that he hasn’t yet moved on from the Roland Garros heartbreak and he intends to take a break before starting his preparation for Wimbledon.

Carlos Alcaraz will face will face compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinals at Queen’s

After surviving a three-hour-and-24-minute marathon against compatriot Jaume Munar in the Round of 16 at Queen’s, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-5, Carlos Alcaraz had a quicker day at the office during the quarterfinals, defeating Arthur Rinderknech in an hour and 20 minutes to reach the semifinals of the grass-court event where he will face compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut. The winner of the semifinal would set up a clash with either Jiri Lehecka or home favorite Jack Draper.

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Carlos Alcaraz (image via Instagram)

With the victory over Rinderknech, the 22-year-old hit a massive milestone on the surface. Alcaraz’s career winning percentage on grass is now up to a staggering 90%. This puts the Spaniard ahead of legends like Roger Federer (87%), John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic (86%), and Rod Laver (85%).

Alcaraz has already cemented himself as a formidable grass court player, having won Wimbledon two years in a row. With two titles by the age of 21, Alcaraz already matches the record of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Stefan Edberg in Wimbledon titles. A third win would put Alcaraz level with Boris Becker and McEnroe.

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