Jannik Sinner said he would try to “delete” the memory of his five-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final on Sunday, after the World No. 1 passed up three championship points as the Spaniard roared back to claim victory. 

Sinner had looked set to pocket his first French Open title with Alcaraz serving at 0-40 when 3-5 down in the fourth set, but the reigning champion pulled off a battling hold before forcing a decider via a tie-break. 

“Obviously this one hurts. Yeah, there’s not so much to talk about right now,” Sinner told reporters after his 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/2) defeat in the longest final in Roland Garros history.