Djokovic returns from afar and crowns Roland Garros

Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic returned from afar and lost two sets to Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, winning 6-7 (6-8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, to win the French Roland Garros Championship, the second Grand Slam, For the second time in his career, he won his nineteenth major title.

The 34-year-old became the first player to win all major titles at least twice in the professional era and the third in the history of the Grand Slam in the amateur and professional era.

With his 19th Grand Slam title, Djokovic is a title away from the record held by his rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who ended his quest to win Roland Garros for the 14th time, losing to the Serbian in the semi-finals.

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