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Jannik Sinner Reveals Relationship Status After Brooks Nader Dating Rumors
When it came to his second-round match at the 2026 French Open, top-ranked Jannik Sinner quite literally could not handle the heat.
Though the 24-year-old tennis player came into his May 28 match against 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo as the favorite to win the tournament and complete a career Grand Slam, he definitely didn't like it hot as he struggled to maintain his energy in the 90-degree temps.
Entering competition on a 30-match win streak, Sinner seemed primed to smash his competition as he put away the first two sets. But after leading 5-1 in the third, the San Candido, Italy-born athlete lost 18 points in a row before requesting medical attention.
And once he returned to the clay court at Paris' Stade Roland Garros, it was decidedly not love-all for Sinner. He dropped three more games, then the set and finally the match.
"I feel sorry for him because he deserved to win a lot of matches," Cerundolo said after his stunning victory, "and of course he was deserving to win this match, but then I don't know what happened."
Allow us to serve up some facts.
Who Is Jannik Sinner?
The Italian professional tennis player has certainly got game. With four major championships under the waist band of his shorts—back-to-back Australian Open victories, the US Open in 2024 and Wimbledon the following year—he is currently considered the best in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The first Italian player in tennis history to hold court at No. 1, he edges out Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic.
With a French Open win his last hurdle to complete a rare career Grand Slam, the 6-foot-3 athlete—who turned pro in 2018—was hoping to backhand his way to a trophy.
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What Happened to Jannik Sinner at the 2026 French Open?
Most tennis fans assumed the backhand specialist would ace his second match at the Paris-set French Open. On a hot streak as he bested Argentina's Cerundolo in the first two sets, he began to wilt after going up in the third. Even after receiving medical attention, he bent over several times in apparent exhaustion and struggled to chase balls down.
While Sinner attempted to keep his cool by using a handheld fan and draping bags of ice over his neck, he simply couldn't serve up a victory, dropping 18 out of 20 games en route to a shocking loss.
Though Cerendulo entered the court as a 32-1 underdog, per DraftKings Sportsbook, Sinner became the first top men's seed in more than 25 years to fail to advance to the third round.
What Did Jannik Sinner Say After His French Open Loss?
Quite simply, Sinner shared post-match, the ball didn't bounce his way. "I didn't feel very well on court, but it can happen," he explained when speaking to reporters following the May 28 loss. "I was in a good spot, also third set. I couldn't serve it out. Then struggled quite a bit."
Though Sinner noted his opponent "played a very solid match," he was less generous regarding his own performance.
"I struggled, starting to feel very dizzy," he continued. "Very low of energy. Tried to serve it out, but didn't have a lot of energy." He sacrificed the fourth set in the hopes of being able to hold court in the fifth, Sinner added, "Then it went a bit downwards."
Though temps climbed past 90, Sinner didn't feel too hot under the collar about the situation.
Explaining that he just struggled with his energy levels, he told reporters, "It was warm, but not crazy warm. I feel like it was quite okay to play. Really it was nothing against the heat, nothing against the weather. It was just me today, but it happens."
Which Tennis Stars Are Still Competing at the French Open?
For the first time since Djokovic's 2023 US Open win, someone either than Sinner or Alcaraz will claim a major crown. With Alcaraz sidelined following a right wrist injury at April's Barcelona Open, Djokovic is the only men's player left competing in Paris who holds a Grand Slam title.
Tenth-ranked athlete Flavio Cobolli advanced to the third round along with No. 18 Learner Tien and Cerundolo's brother Francisco Cerundolo.
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Who Is Jannik Sinner Dating?
No, it is not in fact love-all between Sinner and model Brooks Nader. Weeks after Nader's sister Grace Ann Nader put a spin on rumors that Nader was dating Sinner by telling E! News she was actually courting Alcaraz, the Italian athlete served up the truth.
Confirming his romance with model Laila Hasanovic at October's Vienna Open, Sinner shared in his victory speech, "Everyone here—my family, girlfriend, friends, my whole team, also watching at home, thank you so much for the support."
Of course, Sinner is just one of many tennis stars to have found love. Check out which other athletes have found their ideal doubles partner.
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Ben Shelton
A new sporting power couple emerged when the tennis player and soccer star Trinity Rodman sealed their relationship with a kiss on Instagram in March 2025.
And she's been a stalwart supporter throughout the Grand Slam tournaments, including slamming reporters who invoked her estranged dad Dennis Rodman by emphasizing the refocus on Shelton's successes at Wimbledon.
“For Ben’s matches he has his family there as his support system, which includes his dad,” Rodman wrote on her July 7 Instagram story, calling out the Wimbledon broadcasters for their commentary about her family. “My dads not even in MY life no need to bring him up during HIS matches when I don’t even want him talked about during mine.”
Taylor Fritz
Fritz made his relationship with Morgan Riddle official in 2020 after first meeting on Raya, and the influencer has stood by her boyfriend’s side as he’s worked us way up the ATP rankings.
“I met him and started travelling with him on the tour a few months later,” she told E! News in 2024. “And now, it’s been almost four years of that.”
However, in April 2026, Riddle confirmed that she and Fritz—who was married to fellow tennis player Raquel Pedraza from 2016 to 2019 and welcomed son Jordan in 2017—had broken up after six years together.
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Coco Gauff
As of 2023, two-time grand slam champion was purposely keeping her love life private.
“I think I felt like I just, some parts of myself I love to share and then some parts I think I just keep to myself,” she told People in March 2023. “So I do feel like my life is a little bit in my hands too.”
Still, her boyfriend—whose fourth-grade teacher was coincidentally Gauff’s mom—has proven to be an important sounding board. “Last night, I started a little bit, but honestly, I just called my boyfriend,” Gauff told reporters about her 2023 US Open Win. “And I told him let’s talk until it’s time to go to sleep so we spoke until 1:00 am and then I went to sleep.”
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Grigor Dimitrov
Dimitrov and Eiza González made their relationship Instagram official in May 2025, just one month after sparking romance rumors. And since then, the Baby Driver star hasn’t held back in showing her support for the athlete throughout the ups and downs—including after having to Withdraw from the Wimbledon in early July 2025 due to a mid-match injury.
“Love of my life. I couldn’t be more proud of you,” González wrote on her Instagram Story July 7. “This is just a moment that will pass and will make you even stronger. But watching you today alongside the world was a reminder of who YOU are. You’re a winner. We all saw it. And you’ll do it again. I love you.”
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Alex De Minaur & Katie Boulter
After almost five years of dating, the tennis stars announced their engagement in 2024, with Boulter captioning the happy moment, “We’ve been keeping a small secret.”
The pair met in 2020 at a hotel where they were both staying. “We bumped into each other at six in the morning and ended up getting a coffee,” Boulter recalled to the Sydney Morning Herald in June 2024. “From that moment, I knew I was in it for the long haul.”
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Naomi Osaka
In January 2025, the four-time grand slam champion her confirmed breakup with rapper Cordae after five years together. And while emphasizing that they remain friends, she expressed gratitude over their romance as it brought them their little girl Shai.
“Honestly really glad that our paths crossed because my daughter is my biggest blessing,” Osaka wrote at the time. “And I was able to grow a lot from our experiences together.”
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Tommy Paul
Paul may have the skills on the court, but his fiancée Paige Lorenze, with whom he began dating in 2022, is a go-to coach when it comes to life outside the sport.
“She’s been on me about, I guess it’s self-care,” Paul told People in April 2025. “But just putting on more sunscreen and doing moisturizer at night.”
Still, the Dairy Boy founder is no stranger to picking up a racket. “I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty impressed,” he gushed about her tennis game. “She plays pretty good, she has the strokes down. She knows what she’s doing on the court.”
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Gael Monfils & Elina Svitolina
The tennis stars are in sync on and off the court. In fact, they met after Svitolina won the 2018 WTA Finals in Singapore before tying the knot in July 2021. A little over a year later, they welcomed their baby girl Skaï.
“I had the most amazing night of my life, which ended with the most beautiful girl around 6:00 am. Elina was strong and brave,” Monfils wrote on Instagram in October 2022. “I can’t thx enough, my wife, and God, for this special moment. Welcome to the world, my little princess Skaï.”
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