Novak Djokovic's French Open final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas- In Pictures
Published on Jun 14, 2021 12:22 AM IST
- Novak Djokovic claimed his second French Open title after coming from behind to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros. Djokovic was two sets down in the match before wining the last three sets. He won the match 6-7 (6-8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his 19th Grand Slam title.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas (left) and Novak Djokovic pose for a photograph ahead of their French Open 2021 final. Both were eyeing glory with the win(AP)
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Stefanos Tsitsipas won an exhausting first set 7-6 (8-6 in the tie-breaker) after 68 gruelling minutes.(AP)
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The Greek star then made it 2-0 after racing through the second set 6-2 and looked on course to winning his maiden Majors title. But...(AP)
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If you counted Novak Djokovic out, you were wrong because the World No.1 bounced back in emphatic fashion to halve the parity after winning the third set 6-3.(AP)
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Top seed at the tournament, Djokovic lived up to the billing as he swept the fourth set 6-3 to force the deciding 5th set.(AP)
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And there it was. Djokovic won the fifth set 6-3 and with that, he won his second French Open and 19th Grand Slam title. He also became the first player in the Open Era to win all the four slams twice.(AP)
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