2021 Roland Garros...ATP 2000...Paris, France

[stroke]

I don't mean to say purely from the but to me the baseline work will have to be a very big ingredient. The most significant.

[stroke]

That set point for Stef was vintage Novak.

[stroke]

Welcome to Lockdown City.

[arturohernandez]

Djokovic locking Stefanos in the backhand corner. He has to find a way out.

[stroke]

McEnroe is right on chair umpire. Come on. Not surprisingly, Mary is ok with it.

[arturohernandez]

The next innovation, towel robots.

[arturohernandez]

More forehands, Stefanos breaks.

[stroke]

Well this is something. Tsitsipas, Tsitsipas, Tsitsipas....

[arturohernandez]

Djokovic looks 34 years old suddenly

[arturohernandez]

Out of the backhand corner. First set Tstsipas.

[stotty]

Does Novak do this deliberately to get us all excited? Wobbles for 10 points and then puts his wheels back on and nearly, but not quite, wins the first set.

Still lots to do for Tsitsipas to do to win from here. It's reasonable start.

[stroke]

Heavy heavy forehand wins 1st set for swashbuckling Tsitsipas. The crowd absolutely loves Tsitsipas, Tsitsipas, Tsitsipas. Same ol for Novak. Tsitsipas may end up in his career close to Fed type love from the crowd

[stroke]

Stef 18 winners, 10 errors. Novak 15 winners, 12 errors 1st set. Obviously, both played well, Stef just a little better.

[stotty]

It's the forehand that is really starting to work for Tsitsipas. Particularly down the line.

[arturohernandez]

Djokovic gassed. Way too many drop shots. Looks like he is moving slowly.