There were fears when Sinner walked off Centre Court at 1-2 in the third set, emerging around 10 minutes later and continuing the match. He looked out of sorts for the rest of the set but managed to get himself back on serve and even had set points before losing it in a tiebreak.
The Australian Open champion lost after exactly four hours and later gave an update on his health, claiming that the physio encouraged him to take a break because he didn’t seem fit to play. “Already this morning I didn’t feel great. Had some problems. Then with the fatigue, it was tough,” Sinner explained.
“But nothing to take away from Daniil. I think he played very smart. He played good tennis. That’s it.”
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