Novak Djokovic had a real tough time against Jannik Sinner in their semifinal match at the French Open on Friday. Nothing showed just how tough things were more than the 26-shot rally Nole won against Sinner in the second set.
Djokovic was up 1-0 in the second set and returning a second serve from Sinner. Djokovic hit a forehand deep, and then the two began to trade groundstrokes before Djokovic drew Sinner in to the net with a drop shot. Sinner chased it down, and Djokovic ran his opponent around some more before finally putting away the point with a backhand volley he had to stretch for.
INCREDIBLE! 🤩
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Novak Djokovic finishes off a 26-shot rally in style 🔥#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/pNlP0AxsjB
That was one heck of a point. It reflected how good Sinner is that he made Djokovic work that hard just to win a single point. Sinner proceeded to win the next two points to hold serve and make it 1-1 in the second set.
Sinner took the first set of the match 6-4 as he had his eyes set on reaching his first ever French Open final. Djokovic was hoping to make the French Open final for the 8th time in his career.
