Novak Djokovic fought again from two units all the way down to beat Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to win the French Open title for the second time on Sunday.
Tsitsipas recovered from a break all the way down to win the opening set in a tiebreak earlier than he raced by the second set.
However Djokovic was decided to make sure all the hassle he put in to beat 13-time Roland Garros champion Nadal within the semifinals didn’t go to waste and he began to say his authority to win the third set.
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Earlier than the beginning of the fourth set, the 22-year-old Greek requested the coach to return on court docket to control and therapeutic massage his decrease again.
However that intervention did not revive Tsitsipas’ fortunes and Djokovic was nearly unchallenged within the fourth set.
The Serb broke decisively for a 2-1 lead within the decider earlier than securing the win in 4 hours 11 minutes that made him the primary man since tennis turned skilled in 1968 to win all 4 Grand Slams titles no less than twice.
