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Novak Djokovic wins the French Open 2021, it is his second title in Roland Garros, and in total even his 19th Grand Slam victory.
He is only one major victory behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
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Djokovic won the shadow games in Paris 6: 7, 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 4 against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Djokovic had already caught up in the semifinals against Rafael Nadal.
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Actually, Tsitsipas went into the game as a clear outsider, it was his first final in a Grand Slam.
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In Paris there were also fans of the Greek among the admitted viewers.
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Indeed, at first it seemed as if the 22-year-old Tsitsipas could defeat number one in the world rankings.
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In the first two movements, Tsitsipas was almost impossible to overcome, Djokovic was pushed to his limits.
And moreover, like this picture ...
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... and show this picture.
Djokovic was unharmed.
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The frustration was still great.
But it didn't last long.
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And not only the players performed at their best.
In order to keep the place playable, it was watered by the court attendants.
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In the third set, Djokovic failed to catch up.
After the second sentence he changed his shirt in the catacombs and came back completely different.
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Suddenly Tsitsipas was the losing player who had to give up the fourth set after the third.
Hope lay in the final movement.
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But Djokovic was unstoppable, much to the Greek's frustration.
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After the game, Tsitsipas seemed heartbroken.
"It was a big fight and I tried everything," he said.
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