Jannik Sinner revealed he continues to have "sleepless nights" after his French Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz last week.
, who was hunting a maiden Roland-Garros title, surrendered three championship points in the fourth set against Alcaraz, having also led the Spaniard by two sets.
But Alcaraz was able to successfully defend his title, becoming the third player in the Open Era to win a men's singles grand slam final after having saved match point(s) after Gaston Gaudio (Roland-Garros 2004) and Novak Djokovic (Wimbledon 2019).
The five-hour and 29-minute epic was also the longest men's singles final at Roland-Garros in the Open Era, surpassing the previous record held by Mats Wilander and Guillermo Vilas in 1982, which lasted four hours and 42 minutes.
Sinner returns to action at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, where he is the defending champion, next week and is looking to put his French Open heartbreak behind him.Â
"Often," said Sinner when asked if he had "mourned" the three championship points he held in the Roland-Garros final over the past week. "It happens.
"I don't know how it will look in the future. 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 [in Halle].
"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."
In the coming weeks, Sinner will hope to build on the developments he made in his grass-court game in 2024 ahead of this year's Wimbledon at the end of June.Â
That mission will start in Halle, where he lifted his maiden grass title a year ago in his first event as the world number one. This year, he will face a qualifier in the first round.
"The first practice session was OK. I hadn't played since Paris, so my general feelings on the court were not so perfect, but I think today it will go better,"Â said Sinner.
"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."
Sinner is 18-2 in the 2025 season, with both those defeats coming to Alcaraz, having also been beaten in the Rome Open final last month.Â
