4 hours and more of battle on the playing field of the Philippe Chatrier in Paris between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, in the semi-final of Roland Garros 2024. The Spaniard prevailed in five sets and the disappointment in the South Tyrolean and his fans is understandable. Sinner found himself in an advantageous situation (2 sets to 1), but was unable to find the countermeasures to Alcaraz’s aggressiveness in the last two sets. In particular, a missed smash in the tenth game of the fourth set was among the turning points of the match.
But why did Jannik lose? With a short post on Xthe former player Paolo Bertoluccicurrent technical voice of Sky Sport and pen of the Gazzetta dello Sport, he focused on one aspect in particular: “Jannik Sinner gives in only after 4 hours. In the long run, the weeks of stoppages had an impact on the match.”.
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What is Bertolucci referring to? The question is rhetorical. The 22-year-old from Pusteria was forced into the pits for about three weeks due to a hip injury, which forced him to withdraw from the Masters1000 in Madrid and to withdraw from the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome. It is no coincidence that his presence in Paris was also accompanied by a big question mark. Consequentially, the impossibility of doing specific physical work had an impact, especially on a best-of-five set match on clay.
However, it could be observed that Alcaraz was also affected by physical problems due to problems with his right arm, giving up the tournaments in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome. However, Carlitos was able to carry out normal physical activity, working on his legs. Something Jannik couldn’t do.
