By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Top seed Jannik Sinner on Thursday suffered a shocking second round exit from the French Open after he faced physical difficulties and lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina in five sets 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-1 6-1.
Interestingly, Sinner lost the French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller last year. The French Open is the only grand slam which has eluded Sinner so far.
With four Grand Slam titles already to his name, Sinner has firmly established himself as one of the defining players of the new generation and a worthy successor to the era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
At a young age of 24, Sinner has shown extraordinary consistency, composure and mental strength on the biggest stages of the sport. After winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles last year, he was considered favourite to win French Open and Wimbledon crowns this season. Tennis experts believe the opportunity has become even brighter after his arch rival Carlos Alcaraz reportedly withdrew from the two tournaments because of a lingering wrist injury.
After the exit of Sinner, Novak Djokovic who is searching for his best form, is now considered favourite to win the French Open to complete his 25th grand slams feat.