VIDEO | Eternal Djokovic: fights, resists, wins and remains number 1 in the world

Epic match for the Serbian who endures knee pain and comesback to win. Jannik Sinner will have to wait to become n.1

ROME – He left uswith the cry of joy strangled in our throat. It’s not nice to enjoy other people’s misfortunes, but we have to be honest: tonight all of Italy was rooting against Novak Djokovic in the round of 16 of Rolland Garros. His defeat in the match against the Argentine Cerundolo would have mathematically given the lead in the ATP rankings to Jannik Sinner. An Italian higher than everyone else, for the first time in history.

And instead the Serbian has demonstrated, once again, why he still resists up there at the top, as number 1 in the world. Even worse than the pain in his knee, which forced him to request the intervention of a physiotherapist twice. In the end he won, after going behind 2 sets to 1 and a break down. The final result will be6-1; 5-7; 3-6; 7-5; 6-3. It’s not tennis, it’s mythology. EterNole.