Jannik Sinner admits to sleepless nights in the wake of French Open loss

Sinner will be in action at the Halle Open this coming week, with the Italian looking to defend his title after winning his first grass court title at the tournament in 2024.

He will return to court just over a week after his stunning defeat in the Roland Garros final, where he lost to Alcaraz despite leading by two sets to love and holding three championship points.

The 23-year-old was looking to win his third consecutive major title and held his championship points in the fourth set, only to fall 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in the longest-ever French Open final.

Speaking ahead of his Halle Open campaign, Sinner revealed that he felt it was a positive to return to court, and that he had been relying on family support to deal with the loss.

"I don't know how it will look in the future," said Sinner, in quotes reported by the ATP Tour.

"I think that it is not the most important thing, but I nevertheless try to forget the negative things and see what I can do here.

"I think that for me to play another tournament is positive, because every match is a new beginning, and I must be mentally ready to give my all on the court. Therefore, it is great I can be here in Halle.

"But yes, I had already a few sleepless nights, but I think every day it gets better. My family stand behind me, and my friends.

"That is the most important thing for me. Tennis is important in my life, but nevertheless are family and friends more important. Nonetheless, I think often about the match."

Sinner's return to action comes just over two weeks ahead of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, which begins on June 30.

The Italian triumphed at the ATP 500 event in Halle twelve months ago thanks to victory over Hubert Hurkacz in the final, and has had solid success on grass across his career.

He has already reached three straight quarter-finals at Wimbledon, with his best showing being a run to the semi-final back in 2023.

Sinner is the top seed in Halle and will begin his campaign against a qualifier, before a potential quarter-final against seventh seed Tomas Machac and a semi-final against fourth seed Andrey Rublev.

He is projected to face second seed and world No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the final, with the German a two-time finalist at the event.

"The first practice session was OK," added Sinner.

"I hadn't played since Paris, so my general feeling on the court were not so perfect, but I think [today] it will go better.

"I think a good grass-court player can move well. The ball can bounce a bit funny because of the grass, and you have to serve intelligently.

"But in general, it is a surface on which I took a step forward last year, and we will see how it goes this year."

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