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Novak Djokovic Was So Pleased With Himself After Winning Wild Rally vs. Jannik Sinner

Come for the rally, stay for Djokovic's reaction.

Tim Capurso

Djokovic's priceless reaction to the end of a 26-shot rally vs. Sinner.
Djokovic's priceless reaction to the end of a 26-shot rally vs. Sinner. / Screengrab Twitter @TennisChannel

In a battle of two tennis heavyweights, 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner turned in one of the most entertaining rallies of the tournament during the second set of Friday's semifinal match of the French Open at Court Philippe-Chatrier.

The rally occurred in the second game of the second set, with Sinner up a set and trailing the second 0-1. Sinner, on serve, and Djokovic, looking to break his serve for the first time in the match, proceeded to trade blows in a physical—and wildly entertaining—26-shot rally, which was the longest in the match at the time of this writing.

Words won't do the rally justice. Take it in for yourself.

Just incredible. Djokovic, both pleased with himself and satisfied with the display of tennis, let out a smile and glanced towards the crowd.

When you put arguably the greatest men's tennis player of all time on the court with the world's best current player, these are the types of rallies you get.

There will likely be more rallies like this ahead, as the two fight for a spot in the French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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