'What to do? I just got my ass kicked': Jiri Lehecka makes hilariously honest admission about Jannik Sinner thumping

Jiri Lehecka was trounced by Jannik Sinner in a one-sided beatdown at the French Open 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. But instead of being frustrated with himself, he was refreshingly honest.

Lehecka said that if he would've lost like that to a qualify he would've been annoyed but that he couldn't do a lot more against Sinner.

The World No.1 picked apart his game from every orifice and it was remarked also in the same press conference by Lehecka that in reality only Carlos Alcaraz can stop him in the form he is in.

A player not usually adept to clay at least in his career so far, Sinner showed glimmers in Rome and has brought that to Roland Garros. Only his second tournament back after a long-term absence due to a doping ban.

“I mean of course. Everyone could see what was happening today. I’m very happy I won at least 1 game. The way Jannik played and how he approached the game and how he was killing me in basically everything that was happening on court, I think these 3 games were a big success for me today," said Lehecka. "So it is how it is. I don’t really think I would’ve done something differently. The thing I want to say is that he just played an incredible match. I felt like my game today wasn’t as powerful because of the conditions… Because we were supposed to play on Chatrier, they changed it for Suzanne Lenglen.

"We warmed up with a closed roof. Before the match they opened it. The balls were heavy. Humid conditions. Very slow balls today. I felt with these conditions it’s taking away my power a bit. It’s taking away my small advantage on the serve, which I hoped I would have. But with him I felt it didn’t really bother him. He didn’t really care. He was playing focused. He was playing exactly how he wanted to play. The crowd was amazing. It was kind of funny that they were cheering for me like that. I think it was more ironic for me in that moment. What to do? I just got my ass kicked today. He was better in everything. He’s the world #1. If I would lose a match like that to a qualifier I’d be much more p****d about that. Even his coach came to me after the match and said Jannik was playing very very well today. It is how it is. For me to play 3rd round on clay here at Roland Garros, two good wins. It was a good tournament.”

Match Statistics Sinner vs. Lehecka

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