Here's a look at players who have thrived when they lost first 2 sets . But he eventually completed his sixth career comeback from two sets down and second of the past week. Two sets down, Djokovic rallies 26th straight win at Wimbledon one of four quarterfinal comebacks 2022-07-06 - By Howard Fendrich . Novak Djokovic rallies from two sets down to reach Wimbledon semifinals Top seed defeats 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner, 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets to love down to defeat Jannik Sinner and reach his 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday. The world No.1 becomes the first man to win every Grand Slam at least twice. Djokovic spotted 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy the huge lead Tuesday, then worked his way back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court, earning an 11th semifinal berth at Wimbledon with his 26th consecutive victory at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. He set up a semi-final against the World No. Here's a look at players who have thrived when they lost first 2 sets . Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open champion on 2nd February 2020 for a record 8th time. The Serbian found himself in deep trouble as he conceded the first two sets 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 in what was Tsitsipas' maiden Slam final. msn back to msn home sports. 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. Unfancied Tatjana Maria is the first player through to the women's Wimbledon semi-finals following a three-set comeback win over fellow German outsider Jule Niemeier.Maria rallied from a set down to defeat Niemeier 4-6 6-2 7-5 on Monday and will face either third-seeded Ons Jabeur or unseeded Marie Bouzkova for a most unlikely spot in the final. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic completed his third career comeback from two sets down Sunday to pull out a 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. Comebacks from 2 sets to love down . It's a second title at Roland Garros for the Serb. At one point, Alberto led the tiebreaker but then Ruud came with a flurry to close the deal. Djokovic triumphed 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4, sealing his 19th grand slam title and second of the year. Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas (6)6-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to win his 19th grand slam! However, the 19-year-olds inexperience and lack of time playing best-of-five games came through as the match approached set three. Djokovic who trailed 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti two sets to none in the fourth round is the first man in the professional era to win a major title after twice facing a 2-0 deficit in sets during the tournament. If Majors were best-of-three though, they would still likely be far ahead of the chasing pack. Djokovic won 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his 19th major title and become the first man in the Open Era to twice complete a career Grand Slam. Molcan turned it on in the final set, fighting to extend the match to give himself a chance to pull even with Djokovic. Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals after coming back from two sets down against Jannik Sinner. Despite reaching 49 Grand Slam quarter-finals the hype and pressure can still take its toll. I would say, more nervous when I was starting the match than when I was two sets down, revealed Djokovic, having battled back from two sets down for the fifth time at a Grand Slam. 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. Wednesday, Dec Novak Djokovic allowed men's tennis a glimpse of the future before ruthlessly bringing it back into its present-day state. 5. He became the first player to defeat both Federer and Heading into the third set, Djokovic only got down to +140, which tells you a lot about how oddsmakers felt about the match. Novak Djokovic found his momentum in the crucial third set against Kevin Anderson in 4th round in the 2015 Wimbledon 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5. Advertisement 2 Story continues below And so it was that Djokovic spotted 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy that huge lead Tuesday, then worked his way all the way back to pull away and win 57, 26, 63, 62, 62 at Djokovic spotted 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy the huge lead Tuesday, then worked his way back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court, earning an 11th semifinal berth at Wimbledon with his 26th consecutive victory at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. It took Djokovic more than two sets and two hours to get going in the right direction at Court Philippe Chatrier. Norrie edged David Goffin of Belgium 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; No. Comebacks from 2 sets to love down . Henri Jean Cochet (French: [i k]; 14 December 1901 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player. The winners start by losing. The 34-year-old is now on 19 Grand Slam titles - Novak Djokovicmade a historic comeback from two sets down in the Roland Garrosfinal on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Novak Djokovics hopes of winning a fourth Wimbledon title and with it the third leg of the calendar year grand slam - were hanging, if The scoreline: 6-7 (7), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-0. Djokovic spotted 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy the huge lead Tuesday, then worked his way back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court, earning an 11th semifinal berth at Wimbledon with his 26th consecutive victory at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Wimbledon, England It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-tonone hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seemed insurmountable. Novak Djokovic was two sets down to 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open when he took a break. Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win the four majors twice and to have come from two sets down twice en route to a Grand Slam title. Paris, Jun 3: For two sets, Novak Djokovic's game was sort of like Sunday's weather at Roland Garros: dreary, drab, not much to write. Novak Djokovic came from two sets down to beat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final and claim his 19th ever Grand Slam title. Nerves and tension can shackle the worlds best. Novak Djokovic came from two sets down to beat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final and claim his 19th ever Grand Slam title. Djokovic saw Italys 10th seed Jannik Sinner take a big lead on Tuesday, then work his way to a 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win on center court , earned 11th semi-final berth. Djokovic, the world No. On June 2, 2010, exactly 10 years ago today, Jurgen Melzer battled back from two sets and a break down to stun Novak Djokovic in the Image Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrated his semifinal victory on Friday. Novak Djokovic has moved within two wins of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in mens tennis since 1969 by beating Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6 Djokovic nailed down the 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(4) win, but not without a little trouble. Or maybe even before the No. 1 tennis player defeated his Italian opponent 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on center court. WIMBLEDON, England (AP) It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seemed insurmountable. The World No. The important thing is I won in three sets. A lot about his preeminence at the All England Club in recent years. And losing. "It was not easy for me," Djokovic said, "both physically and mentally.'' As the game headed to the tiebreaker, Casper was making comebacks after comebacks to stay in the game. A lot about his preeminence at the All England Club in recent years. For two sets, Novak Djokovic's game was sort of like Sunday's weather at Roland Garros: dreary, drab, not much to write home about. Djokovic spotted 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy the huge lead Tuesday, then worked his way back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court, earning an 11th semifinal berth at Wimbledon with his 26th consecutive victory at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Novak Djokovic escaped from a two-set deficit for his 26th consecutive Wimbledon match win, rallying past Italian Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6 4 seed Tsitsipas. 1, rallied from a two-set deficit to beat the 20-year-old Sinner in five sets Tuesday and advance to the Wimbledon Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev takes inspiration from Novak Djokovic, gets booed by the crowd. By Sam Smith. Both Nadal and Federer have come back from trailing positions three times to win a Major, while Djokovic has plotted a comeback a whopping six times. The second game looked like a carbon copy of the first set, but the table flipped this time around as it was Alberto was pulling away from Alberto. 1 secures his 19th major title. Novak Djokovic Comes From Two Sets Down to Win French Open Title. Daniil Medvedev, the world No.2, hit the spot when he said, "The 10 comebacks from two-sets-to-love down is really huge. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.. Born in Villeurbanne, Rhne, Cochet won a total 22 Majors including seven Grand Slam singles, five doubles and three Roger Federer (10) Roger Federer. 8th place: Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray, Shanghai 2012 Dominic Thiem was again as dominant as in the first two sets, was quick 5-2 in the front, again Del Potro proved himself as a "stand-up male" could compensate for 5: 5. Djokovic rallies from 2 sets down; Djokovic looked drained early, and the 22-year-old Tsitsipas had the upper hand for two sets. Novak Djokovic left the court to go the locker room for a little chat with himself after dropping the first two sets of the French Open final Sunday. The others are Henri Cochet at 1927 Wimbledon (three comebacks from two sets down) and Ted Schroeder at 1949 Wimbledon, per SIG. Djokovic, the world No. While he has a tendency to break records, on Sunday he broke a personal record that was a blemish on his CV. By Sam Smith. Djokovic was responsible for just one of Wednesdays comebacks: In all four singles quarterfinals on a sunny day, the player who dropped the first set ended up victorious. For two sets, Novak Djokovics game was sort of like Sundays weather at Roland Garros: dreary, drab, not much to write home about. Djokovic, the elastic 29-year-old from Serbia, is on one of the most dominant runs in tennis history. The 34-year-old is now on 19 Grand Slam titles - PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Jun 9, 2021 | UPDATED: 06:38, Wed, Jun 9, 2021. Defending champion Novak Djokovic recovers from two sets to love down to crush Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and advance to He will take on British Cameron Norrie in the semifinals. Admittedly, this game was far from a breathtaking game of tennis, but it does win the award for (Anadolu Agency) ANKARA Novak Djokovic came from two sets down Tuesday to defeat Jannik Sinner and advance to his 11th Wimbledon semifinal. PARIS, June 7, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) For the fifth time in his career, World No. After quickly racing to a two-set lead, the Argentine had a match point in the fifth, before Zverev weathered the storm and won 2-6, 4-6, 6 Novak Djokovic came from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. Down 0-15, he had a look at a wide open forehand, the kind he had been smashing past Djokovic for two sets. Beating the master at his own game, Musetti took both tie-breakers in the match, winning the second one with a flawless 7-2 margin. Heading into the fifth set, Djokovic was already back to being a strong -600 favorite. Djokovic clinched glory after downing the spirited Grand Slam final debutant 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Del Potro's biggest achievement is a major title: the 2009 US Open, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and the five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final. Catalog; For You; Albany Times Union. With Djokovic serving for the championship at 5-4, 40-30, Tsitsipas boldly bashed a forehand winner down the line. Thus, Novak became the sixth player in the Open era who came from two sets to love down in a Major final and secured the 19th Major title, just one short of Federer and Nadal. The master of comebacks! I'm just thinking positively right now." 1 Novak Djokovic completed a comeback from two sets down to secure a place in the Roland Garros quarterfinal round. Being down two sets to none can bring out the very best in a player. Norrie edged David Goffin of Belgium 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; No. Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. The Serbian found himself in deep trouble as he conceded the first two sets 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 in what was Tsitsipas' maiden Slam final. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Jun 9, 2021 | UPDATED: 06:38, Wed, Jun 9, 2021. Heading into the fifth set, Djokovic was already back to being a strong -600 favorite. Schwartzman will play Nadal, who defeated Sinner 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 in two hours and 20 minutes. Returning after a long break earlier in the season, Rafa achieved one of the best 'comebacks' in history in Australia and won his 21st Grand Slam title in history. Wimbledon with 26th consecutive win in the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. But the Serbian top seed was outclassed at the beginning by a sensational Sinner, who took the opening two sets 7-5 and 6-2. Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after coming back from 2 sets down against 5th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open 2021 mens singles final at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday. Juan Martn del Potro (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan matin del poto]) (born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine professional tennis player. The Frenchman's third-round clash with Zverev was delayed before he was allowed to play, suffering a 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 6-2 loss to the German fifth seed. And after beating Henri Laaksonen and Hugo Gaston in straight sets, his dream French Open debut continued with a 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over last years finalist and No. career comebacks to defeat Sinner 5 Catalog; For You; Albany Times Union. The bet: Casper Ruud +2.5 sets (to win one set) at -130 As noted earlier, Nadal has won 13 French titles, winning seven matches in four sets and six matches in straight sets. In merely 14 minutes, Djokovic was 5-0 up and served to level the match to two sets each. WIMBLEDON, England It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seemed insurmountable. Novak Djokovic found his momentum in the crucial third set against Kevin Anderson in 4th round in the 2015 Wimbledon 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5. The World No. Updated / Sunday, 13 Jun 2021 18:53. Heading into the third set, Djokovic only got down to +140, which tells you a lot about how oddsmakers felt about the match. The top-seeded Serb extended his winning streak at the All England Club to 26 matches. The score when he quit showed Djokovic ahead 6-7 (7), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0. Back-to Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Djokovic triumphed 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and will face Britain's Cameron Norrie or David Goffin of Belgium for a place in Sunday's final. His never-say-die supporters yelled, Tsitsipas! 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match | AP News Roger Federer is one of only 12 men in the Open Era to have successfully clawed back a two-set deficit at all four Grand Slam tournaments. The only man to have earned a second shot at it on the terre battue of Roland-Garros rounded out that expedition, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 against the 22-year-old Tsitsipas. Yesterday ATPTour.com looked back at three of the best Grand Slam comebacks of the season. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Novak Djokovic escaped from a two-set deficit for his 26th consecutive Wimbledon match win, rallying past Italian Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6 The World No. Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. LONDON From champions Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber to runner-up Serena Williams, this edition of Wimbledon was all about comebacks of various sorts. He was a world No. Novak Djokovic: On One of the Greatest Comebacks in History: With Jay Shetty, Novak Djokovic. Wimbledon crowds down 7% from 2019; second-lowest since 2007 American duo upset Dabrowski, Olmos in straight sets Djokovic gets past van Rijthoven to reach Wimbledon quarters He made a comeback from a 1-2 set deficit to win in a Grand Slam final for the first time in his career. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut 2010. The World No. Not to Djokovic was on the brink of Wimbledon elimination when he went two sets down to the exciting Italian youngster Jannik Sinner. Hes the first man to win all four majors at Novak Djokovic's style of play guarantees comebacks - and can also be found on our list. After going down by two sets, Top seed Daniil Medvedev had to channel the inner Novak Djokovic to win a hard-fought quarterfinal encounter. He has set an Open-era record by winning 30 Novak Djokovic was two sets down to 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open when he took a break. Novak Djokovic rallies from two sets down at French Open Back to video Djokovic finally walked off the court after three hours and 27 minutes a Djokovic comes back from two sets down to reach semis 2022-07-06 - By Howard Fendrich Djokovic was responsible for just one of the day's comebacks: In all four singles quarterfinals on a sunny day, the player who dropped the first set ended up victorious. Completing the bagel, the 34-year-old forced a final set to decide the winner. The master of comebacks! 2021. Djokovic triumphed 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and will face Britain's Cameron Norrie or 10 is a lot, I Djokovic won the first two sets, but Tsitsipas rallied to force a fifth set and then ran out of steam more than belief, losing 6-1. Federer came back strong and for the 7th time in his career, came back from 2 sets down to win the match. Now, continuing our review of the 2021 season, we will complete the top five with the two best Grand Slam match comebacks of 2021, featuring top five stars Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas.. 2) Roland Garros, Final, Novak Djokovic d. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets to love down to defeat Jannik Sinner and reach his 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday. Facing Stefanos Tsitsipas in the title clash, Djokovic dropped the opening two sets before earning a 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win that secured his 19th Major crown and the second of A lot about his preeminence at the All England Club in recent years. That, then, is pretty much what provided some intrigue and interest in this one, because the ultimate outcome a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory for Djokovic over Tallon Griekspoor seemed fairly obvious after all of about 15 minutes. Two sets down, Djokovic rallies 26th straight win at Wimbledon one of four quarterfinal comebacks 2022-07-06 - By Howard Fendrich . Thibault Camus/Associated Press PARIS Novak Djokovic left the court to go the locker room for a Once he did, it became a one-way journey that included a 19-point run bridging the end of the third set and the start of the fourth. . Eventually, though, he got his best-in-the-game return on track and served so flawlessly down the stretch that he did not face a single break point over the last three sets. For two sets, Novak Djokovic's game was sort of like Sunday's weather at Roland Garros: dreary, drab, not much to write home about. Djokovic rallies from 2 sets down;