{"id":1323,"date":"2025-06-21T04:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1323\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T04:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:03:10","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-suggests-how-long-it-will-take-jannik-sinner-to-recover-from-his-defeat-in-the-french-open-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1323\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz suggests how long it will take Jannik Sinner to recover from his defeat in the French Open final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jannik Sinner suffered a shocking defeat in his second-round match at the Halle Open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bouncing back from his devastating loss in the French Open final, Sinner won his opening match in Halle<\/a> against Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n

His time in Germany was short-lived, however, as Sinner lost to Alexander Bublik<\/a> in the second round 6-3, 3-6, 4-6.<\/p>\n

\"AlexanderPhoto by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Suffering his first defeat to a player not named Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> since August 2024, Sinner\u2019s Wimbledon preparations took a big hit.<\/p>\n

Reacting to Sinner\u2019s Halle Open exit, Alcaraz revealed how long he thinks it will take the world number one to recover from the Roland Garros<\/a> final earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz says it takes \u2018two or three days minimum\u2019 to recover from a \u2018really tough loss\u2019<\/p>\n

After Alcaraz beat Arthur Rinderknech<\/a> in the Queen\u2019s Club Championships quarterfinals, he was asked how long it takes for a player like Sinner to recover from a tough defeat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, depends on the matches. There were a few matches, really long matches that I have lost, and yeah, I just left the court by myself with the head up, and I didn\u2019t need too much time to recover from that, and there were other matches that it was really tough to deal with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that day for him [Jannik Sinner<\/a>], that final was pretty tough to deal with after all, mentally. So I don\u2019t know. From my experience, some matches that I have lost, I took three, four days just to recover mentally.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically, as well, if it was demanding physically. So two or three days minimum just to recover from a really tough loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CarlosPhoto by Andy Cheung\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Alcaraz beat Sinner in one of the great Grand Slam finals earlier this month, saving championship points en route to a thrilling 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 win in Paris.<\/p>\n

After over five hours of thrilling action, the Spaniard prevailed, leaving Sinner devastated on Court Philippe Chatrier.<\/p>\n

Returning to ATP Tour<\/a> action just nine days removed from the most heartbreaking defeat of his career, it looked as though Sinner had brushed off the loss.<\/p>\n

His match against Bublik told a whole other story, as the Italian came up short against the world number 45.<\/p>\n

Following the loss, it\u2019s tough to gauge Sinner\u2019s level heading into Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz has a chance to close the gap to Jannik Sinner at Queen\u2019s<\/p>\n

While Sinner falters, Alcaraz keeps on winning, extending his unbeaten run to 16 matches with his victory against Rinderknech at Queen\u2019s.<\/p>\n

If Alcaraz were to go all the way and win the 2025 Queen\u2019s Club Championships, he\u2019d close right up to Sinner at the top of the world rankings.<\/p>\n\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints gap to #1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n10,430<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\n9,300*<\/td>\n1,130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nAlexander Zverev<\/td>\n6,500<\/td>\n3,930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nJack Draper<\/td>\n4,650<\/td>\n5,780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nTaylor Fritz<\/td>\n4,635<\/td>\n5,795<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Live ATP Rankings if Carlos Alcaraz wins Queen\u2019s<\/p>\n

A gap of 1,130 points would separate the pair, although Alcaraz does have more to defend than Sinner at Wimbledon. <\/p>\n

Alcaraz will head to SW19 looking to defend his title and 2,000 points, whereas Sinner only has 400 points to defend, following his run to the quarterfinals in 2024.<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by HENRY NICHOLLS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Therefore, the Italian will have a golden opportunity to further extend his lead atop the ATP rankings.<\/p>\n

It is, however, more likely that we will see Alcaraz regain the number one ranking from Sinner later in the year, when the 23-year-old defends the majority of his points on hard courts.<\/p>\n

Points Jannik Sinner has to defend on hard courts in 2025<\/p>\n