On the face of it this French Open was not particularly surprising: the trophies went to the second and eighth seeds, respectively a man long dubbed the best to have never won a slam and a teenage prodigy tipped to win a major since the age of 15.
While the final results were hardly seismic, the manner in which both players got there was, with nerves dominating the tournament as both draws, particularly the men’s, opened up. What had been expected to be a procession for Jannik Sinner turned into a complete free-for-all after the top seed melted in the first-week heat.
