Andre Agassi has raised questions about Jannik Sinner’s preparation after the Italian suffered a surprise Roland Garros defeat in Paris.
Sinner lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo at Roland Garros, a result that immediately brought scrutiny because of the manner of his physical decline.
Agassi did not frame his criticism as an attack on Sinner’s professionalism. His point was more specific, and more useful, because it focused on the difference between conditioning and preparation.
Andre Agassi questions Jannik Sinner preparation after Roland Garros defeat
Andre Agassi has questioned Jannik Sinner’s preparation following the defeat, while making clear that he was not accusing the world class Italian of lacking effort.
That distinction matters. A player can be fit, committed and professionally managed, yet still be underprepared for the exact conditions of a match.
Agassi’s sharpest line was that “There’s a difference between being fit and being prepared”.
That is the central point. Agassi was not offering a medical conclusion from outside the team. He was arguing that Sinner and the people around him have to examine whether something in the process failed.
He also suggested that hydration could be one area worth examining, although he also acknowledged that he did not know the details of Sinner’s preparation.
Jannik Sinner response now has to be about answers, not excuses
The careful part of Agassi’s assessment is important. He did not say hydration was the confirmed cause, and no responsible reading of his comments should turn it into one.
What he did say is that a player of Sinner’s level cannot leave such a defeat unexplored. That is fair, especially because tennis preparation is built on control, routine and detail.
Sinner’s team will know more than anyone outside the camp. They will know what he ate, drank, felt and reported before and during the match.
Agassi’s intervention simply puts a public frame around the private review that should already be happening. The question is not whether Sinner is fit enough for elite tennis. He has already shown that he is.
The question is whether his preparation gave him everything he needed on that day in Paris. Agassi has not delivered the answer, but he has identified the right issue for Sinner and his team to confront.
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