Mats Wilander Soroti Masalah Fisik Jannik Sinner di French Open

Mantan juara French Open, Mats Wilander, menyoroti kondisi fisik Jannik Sinner yang mendadak menurun sebelum mengambil jeda medis hingga akhirnya kalah dari Juan Manuel Cerundolo di babak kedua Roland Garros.

Kekalahan mengejutkan petenis asal Italia tersebut terjadi saat dirinya hanya terpaut satu game dari babak ketiga, setelah sempat memimpin 5-1 pada set ketiga namun gagal mempertahankan keunggulan.

Sinner kemudian meminta medical time-out saat kedudukan mencapai 5-4 untuk meninggalkan lapangan guna menjalani pemeriksaan medis akibat gangguan fisik yang ia rasakan.

Saat melakukan analisis pascapertandingan di TNT Sports, Wilander menyampaikan pandangannya mengenai situasi mengejutkan yang menimpa salah satu petenis unggulan tersebut.

"Jannik Sinner is out of the tournament, which is a huge, huge surprise, because he was such a big favourite to win the tournament," kata Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Wilander menduga ada masalah yang terjadi pada tubuh bagian belakang Sinner saat melakukan servis di akhir set ketiga.

"But obviously something was wrong with him, maybe he was cramping, maybe it was just the heat, not sure," tutur Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Meskipun tim medis tidak kembali ke lapangan, Wilander meyakini kondisi fisik Sinner terus memburuk setelah insiden di set ketiga tersebut.

"I don’t think it was an injury, because we didn’t see the medical team come back on the court," ucap Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Legenda tenis tersebut merasa prihatin dengan situasi yang dihadapi Sinner di tengah performa apiknya.

"But something happened to him late in the third set, he was serving for the match and then something happened to his backside, and then it got worse," cetus Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Ia juga mengomentari kontroversi pemberian izin jeda medis, mengingat aturan turnamen melarang medical time-out khusus untuk kram.

"I guessing it was cramps, but it’s pretty sad actually," ujar Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Menurutnya, sensasi menjelang kram sering kali terasa mirip dengan otot yang tertarik sehingga penanganan medis di luar lapangan diperbolehkan.

"There was something happening with his backside, maybe a muscle," kata Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Wilander menambahkan bahwa pemain biasanya hanya diizinkan mendapatkan pijatan saat pergantian tempat jika murni mengalami kram.

"I think when you’re about to cramp, it feels like you’ve pulled a muscle, because if he was cramping, he would not be allowed to get a medical time-out," tutur Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Kepastian mengenai jenis cedera tersebut baru bisa diketahui secara resmi setelah Sinner memberikan keterangan kepada media.

"You don’t get medical time-outs for cramping; you can get a massage during the changeover, but you cannot get a medical time-out," ucap Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Wilander menilai Sinner tidak siap menghadapi cuaca panas, meskipun pertandingan sudah dimulai sejak pukul 12 siang.

"He did, so it must have been something that he felt, maybe he knew it was cramps, who knows…," cetus Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Suhu udara yang ekstrem dinilai menjadi faktor utama yang menjegal langkah petenis yang diunggulkan meraih Career Grand Slam itu.

"We will find out after the press conference exactly what happened," ujar Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Kondisi ini berbeda dengan performa Sinner sebelumnya di Australia dan Roma, di mana ia mampu bangkit dari kelelahan hebat.

"Obviously, the heat just got to Jannik Sinner, even though he played at 12 o’clock, and the heat is going to be worse here in an hour or two, because at 12, it’s not that bad," kata Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Wilander awalnya memperkirakan Sinner bisa mengatasi masalah tersebut untuk bertanding optimal di set kelima.

"So, it’s just a complete shock to everybody," tutur Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Namun, kondisi fisik yang memburuk membuat Sinner tidak mampu menunjukkan performa terbaiknya di lapangan.

"I’m shocked that this happened, because he was winning easily, and then suddenly the weather takes out the biggest favourite, the guy that can maybe complete the Career Grand Slam, hasn’t lost a match in 30 matches, it just goes on and on…," ucap Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Kekalahan ini mengubur harapan publik Roland Garros untuk melihat Sinner melangkah lebih jauh dan memenangkan turnamen.

"He never found a second gear; that’s something he did in Australia when it happened," cetus Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Sebagai evaluasi, Wilander menyarankan agar Sinner segera mencari solusi atas masalah fisik dan kram yang terlalu sering mengganggu kariernya.

"He got cramps there, and then they had to put the roof on because the heat rule was in effect, but he got himself together again," ujar Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Wilander menyatakan tidak tahu pasti apakah penanganan tersebut berkaitan dengan pola makan atau metode latihan lain.

"He got himself back together in Rome, against Daniil Medvedev, he was really, really tired there, too," kata Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Langkah antisipasi mutlak diperlukan agar masalah serupa tidak terus berulang di turnamen-turnamen besar mendatang.

"So I thought that he was just going to walk it off and be fully ready to play in the fifth set, but clearly, he was not ready to play again at all," tutur Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Masalah kebugaran memang kerap membayangi Sinner sejak awal kariernya di tur profesional.

"He tried as hard as he could, but you just can’t play the way he was feeling," ucap Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Kekalahan di French Open ini memastikan Sinner gagal meraih kemenangan di dua turnamen major pertama tahun ini.

"It’s really sad for Jannik Sinner; it’s sad for the tournament because he’s been playing so well. Everybody wanted to see him live at Roland Garros and see him play at that level again, and hopefully win the tournament," cetus Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

Sinner kini harus mempersiapkan diri untuk menghadapi turnamen Wimbledon demi mempertahankan gelar juara yang diraihnya tahun lalu.

"Now he’s gone, I’m not sure where he goes from here," ujar Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

"He has to address this situation, because it keeps happening a little too often," kata Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

"I don’t know if there’s anything you can do for cramps, if there is something in your diet, I have no idea," tutur Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.

"But something needs to happen for him, for sure," ucap Mats Wilander, Mantan Juara French Open.