IMMENSE Djokovic claims the French Open after winning an epic. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

Novak Djokovic victorious over Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the final in Paris on Sunday. The epic lasted 4 hours and 11 minutes. This is the second time Djokovic wins the tournament. Here you can see when his history at this event.

Paris

Djokovic's Record

Novak was absolutely exceptional to recover mentally after he was 2 sets down. The Serbian could not convert a set point in the first set and he looked completely down in the second set. Then, Nole got a bathroom break and he had a great rest to be back as a completely different player to win the following 3 sets playing fantastic tennis.

Djokovic added € 650,000 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 1,400,000 in total after winning this tournament.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas French Open – Paris

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Djokovic’s Interview

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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic

Tsitsipas

6-7⁶ 2-6 6-3
6-2 6-4
4h:11

164

164

Total points

147

147

71

71

Winners

73

73

43%

43%

Ratio Winners

50%

50%

41

41

Unforced

44

44

48%

48%

Ratio Unforced

52%

52%

19/30

19/30

Net Approaches

19/31

19/31

63%

63%

Perc

61%

61%

-- Serve --

5

5

Aces

14

14

3

3

Double Faults

4

4

68%

68%

1st in

62%

62%

78%

78%

1st won

67%

67%

71/91

71/91

1st won

73/109

73/109

53%

53%

2nd won

50%

50%

23/43

23/43

2nd won

34/68

34/68

198

198

Fastest serve

205

205

175

175

AVG 1^st Serve

186

186

140

140

AVG 2^nd Serve

152

152

-- Break Points --

5/16

5/16

Total

3/8

3/8

31%

31%

Won

38%

38%

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At the end of the match, Novak scored 164 points vs. the Greek’s 147.

Djokovic

Djokovic served pretty well to win 78% of the points (71/91) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (23/43) on his second serve. The Serbian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 31% (5/16) of the procured opportunities.

Tsitsipas

On the other side, the Greek was battling in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Tsitsipas is 6-2 for Novak.

This was the 84^th career title for Novak. (see list of the title). Tsitsipas remains with 7^th titles. (see list of the title)

The Serbian was great in turning this contest in the last 3 sets after losing the first 2. In fact, he conceded only 9 games in the last 3 sets after winning 103 points vs. ‘s 78 points.

Live score progression and stats

Tsitsipas won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 11^th (5-6) game, Tsitsipas broke back in the 12^th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 8-6.

Tiebreak

The Greek won 4 minibreaks in the 2^nd (2-0), 3^rd (3-0), 7^th (5-2) and 14^th (8-6) point. On the other side, the Serbian won 4 minibreaks in the 5^th (1-4), 8^th (3-5), 9^th (4-5) and 12^th (6-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

Stefanos converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10^th (5-4 30-40) and the 12^th game (5-6 0-40 and 15-40). Tsitsipas saved 1 set point when he was trailing 5-6. Moreover, on the other side, the Serbian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 0^th (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 11^th game (5-5 30-40).

They played 85 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Stefanos won just 1 point more than the Serbian (43-42). Tsitsipas conceded 17 points on serve (31-17). Regarding the other side of the net, the Serbian conceded 12 points on serve (25-12).

had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Djokovic in the 1^st game (1-0). The Greek extended his lead after breaking the Serbian in the 7^th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Tsitsipas was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7^th game (4-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Greek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Novak grabbed in the 4^th game (3-1) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

They contested 65 points. The Serbian conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Tsitsipas (37-28). The Serbian conceded 8 points on serve (20-8). On the losing side, Stefanos conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).

Djokovic enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Serbian improved his lead after breaking Stefanos in the 3^rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

An important stage of this set was when the Serbian won 4 consecutive games in the 4^th set to change the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 15-40) and the 3^rd game (2-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Novak didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Stefanos (30-19). Djokovic was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, the Greek conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Djokovic snatched in the 3^rd game (2-1) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).

They played 69 points. Novak was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Stefanos (39-30). Djokovic surrendered 6 points on serve (21-6). On the losing side, Stefanos conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).