Former world No 4 Tim Henman proclaimed that Jannik Sinner was \u201cabsolutely cooked\u201d and heading out of the Australian Open before play was suspended due to heat rules.<\/p>\n
Sinner<\/a>, who is the two-time reigning Australian Open<\/a> champion, looked in serious danger during his third round match with world No 85 Elliot Spizzirri.<\/p>\n The world No 2 was suffering badly with fully body cramps as temperatures rose as high as 38 degrees Celsius, and he trailed 1-3 in the third set when the match was stopped due to the tournament\u2019s extreme heat policy.<\/p>\n Play was suspended for 10 minutes and the Rod Laver Arena roof was closed, giving Sinner a chance to recover and allowing the temperature to drop.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old Italian broke back immediately after play resumed and managed to seal a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win after a major scare.<\/p>\n Reacting to the match on TNT Sports, Henman had no doubt that Sinner\u2019s tournament would have been over if the match had not been stopped.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was only three games into the third set and Sinner\u2019s going into a full body cramp, at that moment in time, you said his race is run, you thought that he was going to be out of the tournament,\u201d said the six-time major semi-finalist.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then just as the heat rule came in, they shut the roof, it gave Sinner a break, it gave him the opportunity to get off the court and regroup, and once the roof was shut, the ambient temperature in the arena comes down, his body temperature came down, and he was able to make a recovery.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it was an absolute get out of jail free card today.\u201d<\/p>\n The Brit continued:\u00a0\u201cHe couldn\u2019t have been in more trouble, he was absolutely cooked out there. But he\u2019s got a lifeline.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes me think back to [Sinner\u2019s match against Grigor] Dimitrov at Wimbledon. [Sinner was] down two sets to love and then suddenly Dimitrov blows out his pec muscle, has to retire.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is on similar lines. He had to earn it by winning the third and fourth, but without that interruption, he goes home for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner makes \u2018got lucky\u2019 confession after surviving major Australian Open heat scare<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pat Cash names Australian Open star most likely to upset Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n Four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier praised Sinner for his composure.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a lot going on,\u201d said the former world No 1.<\/p>\n \u201cRemember last year against Holger Rune, he was in a lot of trouble on a hot day just like this in the fourth round.<\/p>\n \u201cHe survived that one when the net broke and he got about 20 extra minutes in the air conditioning, so this was a game-changer for Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n \u201cIt didn\u2019t happen straight away, it took him time for his body to really cool down, the core temperature finally coming down.<\/p>\n \u201cSpizzirri was not able to hold onto the break early and that was really costly for Eliot, who did look much better in the heat.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this is one of those matches where it was just about survival and using his guile, because it was his mind that got him through this as much as anything.<\/p>\n \u201cHe didn\u2019t panic, he knew he was in trouble, but he stayed calm and that\u2019s one way to make sure the cramps don\u2019t get worse.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the Australian Open on Eurosport, TNT Sports, HBO Max and discovery+<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ NEXT: Novak Djokovic \u2018very lucky\u2019 to escape Australian Open disqualification for \u2018violent gesture\u2019 \u2013 tennis great<\/a> The post Jannik Sinner was \u2018absolutely cooked\u2019 and \u2018going home\u2019 without Australian Open heat interruption<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former world No 4 Tim Henman proclaimed that Jannik Sinner was \u201cabsolutely cooked\u201d and heading out of the Australian Open before play was suspended due to heat rules. Sinner, who is the two-time reigning Australian Open champion, looked in serious danger during his third round match with world No 85 Elliot Spizzirri. 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