- French Open men’s singles final from Roland Garros
- Novak Djokovic makes case to be greatest but Tsitsipas lurks
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*Djokovic (6)6-7 2-5 Tsitsipas Tsitsipas reads a second serve and absolutely rips it down the line for 15-all; tellingly, Djokovic doesn’t chase it even though he had a chance of getting there, and when he tries a drop next point, Tsitsipas runs it down and caresses a glorious flick into the empty bit of the court. AND HAVE A LOOK! An error from Djokovic gives 15-40 – it quickly becomes 30-40 – and what a point this is coming up. But it’s a squib, Tsitsipas’ forehand clipping the net and leaping wide; deuce. No matter. He wrests control of the rally with a backhand, then unleashes a wrong-footing winner, into Djokovic’s backhand corner as he scurries away from it to the centre. Djokovic then nets a forehand, and this set is nearly over!
Djokovic (6)6-7 2-4 Tsitsipas* The rallies have been much shorter the last few games, but we have a longun to start here, again dominated by Tsitsipas’ forehand, and Djokovic flails with a desperate drop that hits the net. Earlier, we were discussing how he tends not to target a particular aspect of his opponent’s game in order to keep them guessing, but it might be time to examine how Tsitsipas’ backhand stands up under pressure because at the moment the match is going as well as he can possibly have dreamed. He holds to love.
