Heat, then Cerundolo, get the better of Sinner
Mumbai, May 29 -- There were many moments when Jannik Sinner looked like he was about to throw his racquet in frustration. And many more when his racquet did not make a sweet connection.
In the first point of the fifth set, Sinner - a player who clings to the baseline - floated up to the net to try and serve-and-volley. He has done that a few times in his career, but on Thursday, under a blazing Parisian sun, the tactic came out of desperation. His legs had given up, and he was trying everything he could to keep the points short.
At the other end, Juan Manuel Cerundolo spotted Sinner's charge up the court. The return was an attempted lob that was a touch deeper than the Italian would have liked. Sinner backpedalled a step, and then his atte...
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