Novak Djokovic Shows Champion’s Mentality As He Comes Back From TWO Sets Down To Win The French Open

• Novak Djokovic had the chance to serve for the first set – but blew it
• He then lost an enthralling tiebreak before the second set passed him by
• However, the Serbian regained his belief after a break in the third set
• Stefanos Tsitsipas received treatment on his back before the fourth set
• Djokovic secured a double break to force a decider before winning the match
• He is now on 19 Grand Slam titles – one behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

Stefanos Tsitsipas excited thoughts of a major shift in men’s tennis, only to be crushed by the resilience of Novak Djokovic over five sets.

The Serb, just turned 34, eventually rebounded from his gruelling semi-final win to claim his 19th Grand Slam title at the French Open with another show of superhuman mental and physical stamina.

His 22 year-old opponent could not maintain his early momentum or quality and went down 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in four hours and eleven minutes.

The 34-year-old is now on 19 Grand Slam titles – one behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

It leaves Djokovic just one behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the race to see who can win the most Majors, a competition he now looks certain to win. He becomes the first man in the post-1968 Open era to have won each Grand Slam twice.

As seen in best of five matches before, the Serb’s energy levels strangely fluctuated, and he looked flat in the second set before revving himself up from the third onwards. It was his second comeback from two sets down in this tournament.

After the first two sets he focussed more on his opponent’s backhand, and it paid dividends.