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Novak Djokovic wins amazing 26-shot rally against Jannik Sinner

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Jun 6, 2025 3:46 PM ET

Novak Djokovic had a real tough time against Jannik Sinner in their semifinal match at the French Open on Friday. Nothing showed just how tough things were more than the 26-shot rally Nole won against Sinner in the second set.

Djokovic was up 1-0 in the second set and returning a second serve from Sinner. Djokovic hit a forehand deep, and then the two began to trade groundstrokes before Djokovic drew Sinner in to the net with a drop shot. Sinner chased it down, and Djokovic ran his opponent around some more before finally putting away the point with a backhand volley he had to stretch for.

INCREDIBLE!

Novak Djokovic finishes off a 26-shot rally in style #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/pNlP0AxsjB
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That was one heck of a point. It reflected how good Sinner is that he made Djokovic work that hard just to win a single point. Sinner proceeded to win the next two points to hold serve and make it 1-1 in the second set.

Sinner took the first set of the match 6-4 as he had his eyes set on reaching his first ever French Open final. Djokovic was hoping to make the French Open final for the 8th time in his career.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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