'Great comeback': Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman laud Novak Djokovic's dramatic French Open title win

ANI / Updated: Jun 14, 2021, 10:27 IST

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Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman lauded world number one Novak Djokovic's heroics in the French Open final on Sunday. Djokovic lifted the trophy at Roland Garros for the second time in his career, after defeating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tendulkar praised the "mental toughness" of the Serbian and Laxman applauded his "immense self-belief".

'Great comeback': Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman laud Novak Djokovic's dramatic French Open title win

Novak Djokovic came back in dramatic fashion to overpower Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

PARIS: Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman lauded world number one Novak Djokovic's heroics in the French Open final on Sunday.
Djokovic lifted the trophy at Roland Garros for the second time in his career, after defeating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Djokovic came back in dramatic fashion after losing the first two sets to overpower Tsitsipas 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 at Court Philippe-Chatrier in a marathon match that lasted more than four hours.

While Tendulkar praised the "mental toughness" of the Serbian, Laxman applauded Djokovic for the "immense self-belief" the tennis star showed on Sunday.
"WHAT A FINAL! Exploding head. Great comeback by Novak after some tough matches. He was physically strong, tactically smart & mentally tough..that's where he won the Final. Amazing game by @steftsitsipas & I'm sure he'll win a handful of Grand Slams in the years to come," Tendulkar tweeted.

"Many congratulations to Novak Djokovic on winning his 19th grand slam. To come back after trailing, and win the way he did just showed the immense self-belief and mental toughness. True Champion #frenchopenfinal," Laxman tweeted.

Djokovic has now won 19 Grand Slam titles. In the semifinals, Tsitsipas had defeated Alexander Zverev of Germany while Djokovic had outclassed defending champion, Rafael Nadal.