Jannik Sinner that ended at 1:26am back in 2020.
This was the second time that Musetti had taken Djokovic to five sets at Roland Garros, something that the world No.1 paid credit to his opponent for, “I was in real trouble. Credit to Lorenzo for making me uncomfortable on court and playing some really amazing tennis, really high level.
“At one point, I didn’t know what to do. From both ends, he was getting a lot of balls back, winners from both corners, good servers, running every ball down the court. It didn’t feel great playing him in that third set and the beginning of the fourth.”
In his on-court interview, Djokovic thanked the fans who stayed on Court Philippe-Chatrier into the early hours, something that he continued to do in his press conference.
“I really mean what I said on the court that the crowd definitely got me going. I really needed that push, I needed that energy at two-all in the fourth,” explained Djokovic. “They started chanting my name, and I just felt a great new wave of willpower and energy. I think I was a different player from that moment onwards. I think from that moment onwards I only lost one game.”
He continued, “The fifth set was just amazing. I was on a high, riding that wave and really not letting go of that stranglehold that I created on Lorenzo at the end of the fourth. I just kept going, kept on plugging away and an amazing winner to finish the match.”
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