The two-time defending champion was 0 for 7 converting break points in the first set, which he lost to 19-year-old British wild card Jack Draper.
Win his next seven matches at Wimbledon, and Djokovic will own three consecutive titles at the All England Club.
The top-seeded Djokovic will have a lot at stake when play begins at the All England Club on Monday, a year after the grass-court tournament was canceled because of the pandemic.
His semifinal win over Nadal at Roland Garros increased Djokovic’s lead in their series to 30-28, and he leads Federer head-to-head, too, 27-23.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic attributed his comeback in French Open final from two sets down to winning the title to a small break that helped him bury self-doubts.
Novak Djokovic fought back from two sets down to beat the Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to win the French Open title for the second time on Sunday.
Djokovic gave his racket to a young fan after winning the title and said the boy shouted encouragement even when he faced a two-set deficit, and even had coaching tips.
Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets to win the 2021 French Open.
With Djokovic being the overwhelming favourite in the encounter, while having a 5-2 head-to-head lead against the Greek, we take a look at how Tsitsipas can defeat the Kingslayer...
However, history says that Nadal slayers at the Roland Garros have never won the French Open title.
Djokovic will be trying to win 19th Grand Slam title in his 29th appearance in a major final. The 22-year-old Tsitsipas will be appearing in his first Grand Slam final.
As the match extended into late evening and night, Nadal's topspin shots that were bouncing high off the clay court began bouncing lower as conditions got cooler making it easier for Djokovic.
Driven by utter belief and determination, Djokovic took down the Master in an epic four-setter semifinal battle, handing Nadal his third defeat in French Open.
Djokovic defied history, winning the next three sets to set up title clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the final.
Djokovic, as it happens, is one of only two men in tennis history who knows what it takes to beat Nadal at Roland Garros. And now Djokovic has done it twice — this time ending Nadal’s bid for a 14th championship there
The quarter-final tie was delayed for about 22 minutes while thousands of spectators were cleared out of the stadium court because of an 11 PM coronavirus curfew.
If Gauff wins, she will be the youngest American woman to reach the final four in Paris since Jennifer Capriati was 14 in 1990.
The result officially goes into the books as a retirement by Lorenzo Musetti, a talented 19-year-old from Italy making his Grand Slam debut.
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Jannik Sinner will take on Rafael Nadal while Lorenzo Musetti awaits Novak Djokovic as the duo becomes first Italian to reach French Open fourth round since 2006.
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