London: Down two-sets-to-love and with 20-year-old Jannik Sinner doing to him what he frequently does to opponents, shredding defences, Novak Djokovic left Centre Court for a bathroom break - also known as the reset retreat.
That’s where the turn around began. Djokovic, the defending champion, rallied for a 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 result to make the Wimbledon semifinals, his 26th consecutive win in southwest London. The 35-year-old finished the match in the whirlwind fashion that he had begun. The Serb had got off to a sprinter’s start and it was only in the 14th minute of the match that the young Italian got on the scoreboard 1-3.
“The first two sets were a different match from the rest of it,” Djokovic said. “He was the better player in the first two sets. Then I took the toilet break, a reset break and I had a pep talk to the mirror. Sometimes in these circumstances, when not much is happening positively for you, these chats are needed.”
This story is from the July 06, 2022 edition of The Times of India Hyderabad.
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