{"id":1951669,"date":"2026-05-23T18:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1951669"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:32:05","slug":"frances-tiafoe-insists-french-open-rivals-can-beat-jannik-sinner-despite-illusion-around-world-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1951669","title":{"rendered":"Frances Tiafoe insists French Open rivals can beat Jannik Sinner despite \u2018illusion\u2019 around world No 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Frances Tiafoe insists French Open rivals can beat Jannik Sinner despite \u2018illusion\u2019 around world No 1<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Frances Tiafoe with Jannik Sinner inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Frances Tiafoe believes \u2018everyone is capable\u2019 of beating Jannik Sinner at the French Open and says players must stop placing the Italian on a \u2018different stratosphere\u2019 if they want to cause an upset.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner arrives in Paris on a remarkable 29-match winning streak, having captured all five Masters 1000 titles contested in 2026, including a clean sweep of the clay-court events in Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian is now targeting a maiden French Open crown to complete the Career Grand Slam and enters Roland Garros as the overwhelming favourite.<\/p>\n<p>At the Italian Open, Sinner also became just the second man in history to win all nine Masters 1000 tournaments \u2013 after Novak Djokovic did so in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 1 is due to begin his French Open campaign against French wildcard Clement Tabur next week.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Sinner\u2019s dominance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/frances-tiafoe\">Tiafoe<\/a> believes the top players are still capable of stopping him if they approach matches with greater belief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I mean, I mean, look, I mean, he\u2019s hell of a player,\u201d said the American during his pre-tournament press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not gonna sit here and, continue to continue to put him on a pedestal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a hell of a player, obviously he\u2019s doing monumental things, but I think, you know, we got to believe that you can do the ultimate task and beat him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, everyone\u2019s capable, especially top guys, guys are capable, but, I think the biggest thing is to kind of get him out of his high horse mentally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re all kind of putting him on a different stratosphere, which he is, but you kind of kind of create a little bit of illusion to get you good, to get you to get over the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovics-opening-french-open-opponent-feeling-positive-upset-chances-coach\">Novak Djokovic\u2019s opening French Open opponent is feeling \u2018positive\u2019 about upset chances, according to coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/iga-swiatek-declares-players-slaves-explains-new-french-open-outlook\">Iga Swiatek declares players are not \u2018slaves\u2019 as she explains new French Open outlook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe has previously beaten Sinner, doing so at the 2021 ATP 500 event in Vienna, though he trails 5-1 in their overall head-to-head record.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner\u2019s status as favourite has only increased following the withdrawal of two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard had been expected to begin another campaign in Paris before suffering a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open, ruling him out until at least the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether Alcaraz\u2019s absence creates a greater opportunity for the rest of the field, Tiafoe rejected the suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot gonna do that though, man,\u201d responded Tiafoe. \u201cShout out Carlos a really good friend of mine. The game needs him, it hurts that he\u2019s out, you know, here and Wimbledon, but, you know, I\u2019m not gonna, you know, rag him on tour like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got a ton of great players, and especially a guy like me, I\u2019m not losing to Carlos and Sinner every week. There\u2019s a bunch of guys that have been losing to, so, I\u2019m not gonna sit here and say there\u2019s a huge opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that a fact? Sure, but I\u2019m not gonna sit here and say, \u2018Oh, Carlos is out, oh, man, it\u2019s wide open.\u2019 That\u2019s not the case. That\u2019s not the case. So, yeah, the game, everybody is really strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe will open his French Open campaign against Eliot Spizzirri, who pushed Sinner to four sets at this year\u2019s Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frances Tiafoe insists French Open rivals can beat Jannik Sinner despite \u2018illusion\u2019 around world No 1 Oliver Paton 23 May 2026 7:32 PM Frances Tiafoe with Jannik Sinner inset Frances Tiafoe believes \u2018everyone is capable\u2019 of beating Jannik Sinner at the French Open and says players must stop placing the Italian on a \u2018different stratosphere\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1951669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1951669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1951669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1951669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1951669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}