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The final dreamed of at the men’s French Open is perfect. Novak Djokovic followed Rafael Nadal with a hard won 6: 3, 6: 2, 5: 7, 4: 6, 6: 1 against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 6) for almost four hours in the final.
Djokovic, who has 17 Grand Slam titles, was only in danger against Tsitsipas, who had grown stronger and stronger over the course of the tournament, when he had supposedly already won the game. Like Nadal, he was on his way to a three-set win when he backhanded at a match point along the line during his own serve. As a result, Tsitsipas, who had grown stronger over the course of the tournament, managed to break two sets to win the set and the game turned into a thriller. After Djokovic made another quarter-final sentence against Pablo Carreño Busta and had a treatment on his left arm, the Serbian made a good impression again. On the fifth move, Tsitsipas was the more tired of the two. The Greek was in the final in Hamburg just before the French Open. When the score was 1: 1, he finally ran out of strength.
For Djokovic it is the fifth final of the French Open. In 2016 he won his only Roland Garros title against Andy Murray. Twice he lost to Nadal in four sets, once to Stan Wawrinka (2015). Nadal, for his part, is seeking his thirteenth title in Paris. (sda)
