Toby Howell

Finally, Virginia losing to UMBC, Mike Tyson losing to Buster Douglas, Michigan losing to Appalachian State.

None of those famous upsets can hold a candle to what happened yesterday at the French Open.

Yannick Sinner, the number one player in the world, lost to Juan Manuel Cherundolo, the 56th ranked player in the world, but the details are even worse.

Sinner arrived at Roland Garros as the prohibitive favorite to win the tournament.

after his arch rival Carlos Alcaraz had to withdraw.

But what was supposed to be a cakewalk to the final turned into a code red, not because of his opponent across the net, but because of extreme heat.

Sinner won the first two sets easily and was a single game away from winning the third and final set, but then his body essentially shut down from playing in temperatures that exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

"'I kind of just hit a wall and that's it,' Sinner said."

Neil, odds on Sinner falling this early in the tournament were essentially zero.

Pre-match, Sinner was a minus 50,000 favorite on DraftKings, which means a $50,000 bet would yield just $100.

At one point during the third set when he was up 5-1, the odds exceeded minus 10,000, a 99% chance of him winning, and yet he lost.

This was crazy.

I mean, you were we were walking together and you go.

Sinner's going to lose.

And then you read the scoreline.

I'm like, there's absolutely no way he loses.

Essentially, he's told reporters that he tanked the fourth set to try to recover.

He lost 6-1.

And then he lost the fifth set 6-1 as well.

So he never did quite recover.