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Djokovic Adds To Titanic Five-Set Record

Novak Djokovic completed his seventh two-set comeback on Tuesday at Wimbledon when he rallied past Jannik Sinner for a spot in the semi-finals, adding to his impressive five-set resume.

Three of Djokovic’s two-set comebacks have come at Wimbledon. The first was in the second round in 2005 against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez when the Serbian was 18. He also clawed back against Kevin Anderson in the fourth round in 2015.

Djokovic’s Seven Two-Set Comebacks

 Year  Tournament  Round  Opponent  Score
 2022  Wimbledon  QF  Jannik Sinner  5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
 2021  Roland Garros  F  Stefanos Tsitsipas  6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
 2021  Roland Garros  R16  Lorenzo Musetti  6-7(7), 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 ret.
 2015  Wimbledon  R16  Kevin Anderson  6-7(6), 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5
 2012  Roland Garros  R16  Andreas Seppi  4-6, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
 2011  US Open  SF  Roger Federer  6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
 2005  Wimbledon  R64  Guillermo Garcia-Lopez  3-6, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-4

Djokovic is now 10-1 in five-setters at Wimbledon. The six-time champion’s only loss in those matches came in the fourth round in 2006 against Mario Ancic when Djokovic was 19.

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The Serbian is 37-10 in five-setters overall and has won his past eight five-set matches. He has not lost one since the Roland Garros semi-finals in 2019, when Dominic Thiem defeated him.

The 35-year-old’s winning percentage in five-setters of 78.7 per cent is second only to former World No. 4 Kei Nishijkori (79.4%) among active players. The only player on record who has won more five-set matches is former World No. 1 Ilie Nastase (42-23).

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Source Tennis – ATP World Tour

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