India, May 29 -- Sachin Tendulkar pointed out the 'unique helplessness' in Jannik Sinner's performance, after the Italian crashed out of the French Open. Sinner fell to a defeat against Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round, losing 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Sinner struggled with dizziness due to the extreme heat wave, and also wasted two chances to serve for the match.

The result also saw Sinner's 30-match winning run come to an end. Taking to X, Sachin tried to explain to fans that Sinner's body and mind weren't working together, labelling it as 'unique helplessness'.

"There's a unique helplessness in sport when the mind wants to push forward, but the body has other plans. Felt for Jannik Sinner today because these momen...