Djokovic

The defending champion Novak Djokovic gave himself a 'pep talk' before reeling off three sets in a row to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals with victory over ...

I had a little refreshment and a little pep talk in the mirror. True to his pedigree, Djokovic wound up the show with the sort of commanding presence he has brought to his tennis since he entered the Tour 19 years and 20 majors ago. Yet, until the closing stages, there was little between them, apart from 15 years’ of elite experience and 82 titles.

Just when Novak Djokovic's troubling year looked like hitting another low he salvaged his bid for a fourth successive Wimbledon title by coming back from ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com A superb volley helped him break serve for a 3-1 lead in the third set and after shovelling up a drop shot to win a point at 30-30 in the next game, Djokovic conducted the fans' cheers. Sinner clenched his fist when he held serve at the start of the decider but Djokovic was relentless and once he got his nose in front he was unstoppable. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com When Djokovic produced a miraculous winner on the slide to earn a break point for a double break in the seventh game of the fifth set, ending up on his belly in a superman pose, Sinner knew he was facing mission impossible.

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Of course I will do my homework and get ready," Djokovic said. "I found my rhythm and tempo on the shots. "After that, I kind of played a new match, to be honest.

After dropping the first two sets to the young Italian player, Djokovic rallied to win three straight sets.

In the third game, with a chance to break Sinner’s serve and his spirit decisively, Djokovic spread shots back and forth across the baseline, making Sinner hit one more shot and then another until the young Italian cut a volley into the net. He even cracked a smile when a champagne cork popped just before his serve late in the fourth set, breaking the silence and forcing him to pause and reload. Djokovic grunts and grinds his way through the points he wants and needs. Djokovic left the court for a break — a snack and a pep talk in the bathroom mirror. On his best shots, Djokovic put a finger to his ear or flapped his hands to the sky asking for more noise from the crowd. A congratulatory roar rose from the crowd when Sinner managed to get on the scoreboard, but Djokovic still surged to a 3-0 lead.

It's getting to the point where whenever Novak Djokovic gets down two sets at a Grand Slam, he'll be an even bigger favorite than he was at the start of a ...

You can fire everything at him with everything you have for as long as you can, and when the dust clears he’s still there, right where he was, dusting off his shoulder. While coming back from two sets down sounds and looks like a major turn around and turning a match upside down, for Djokovic it’s merely a minor adjustment of the dials. Djokovic was clean in a most smothering fashion in the match’s last three sets, with only three unforced errors in the third and fifth sets. That leads to a lot of shanks and sprays and short balls that Djokovic can pounce on. The look of lethargy shouldn’t have fooled us, and perhaps Sinner knew what was coming as even though he was playing incredibly well, he got nervy in the third set. For the seventh time in his career, Djokovic pulled off the feat yesterday at Wimbledon, hoodwinking future star Jannik Sinner into the impostor of hope before yanking it away in a 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 advancement to the semifinals.

You can find the results of the matches from Day 9 below. Novak Djokovic ekes out comeback win over Jannik Sinner. Novak Djokovic has won his last 36 matches on ...

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Novak Djokovic showed why he's one of the top tennis players the game has ever seen during Tuesday's quarterfinal at Wimbledon. Trailing by two sets to ...

Now Djokovic will advance to the Wimbledon semifinal where he will face the winner of No. 9-seeded Cameron Norrie and David Goffin on Thursday. Djokovic only has more match wins at the French Open (85). The victory was Djokovic's seventh career comeback when trailing by two sets.