World number one Jannik Sinner suffered a shock second-round exit at the French Open, ending his impressive winning streak.
Sinner, who had not lost a match since the Qatar Open quarterfinals on February 19, came into the tournament after winning five consecutive Masters titles and dropping very few sets in recent months.
The Italian star has previously struggled in hot conditions. Earlier this year at the Australian Open, he admitted he was fortunate to turn around his third-round match against Eliot Spizzirri after the stadium roof was closed.
He also retired from a match in Shanghai last October because of extreme heat conditions.
Last year on Court Philippe Chatrier, Sinner missed three match points against Carlos Alcaraz before losing a memorable final.
Elsewhere at Roland Garros, 17-year-old French player Moise Kouame became the youngest man to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since Rafael Nadal achieved the feat at Wimbledon in 2003. Kouame defeated Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in a five-set thriller.
Meanwhile, Francisco Cerundolo advanced to the next round after beating Hugo Gaston in four sets.
In the women’s draw, Naomi Osaka defeated Donna Vekic 7-6 (1), 6-4 after making another stylish on-court entrance.