Novak Djokovic Chews Out Grounds Crew After Nasty Slip During Epic Five-Set French Open Comeback

Novak Djokovic passed Roger Federer as the man with the most Grand Slam match wins in tennis history at the French Open on Monday with 370. He did so with an epic five-set comeback victory over Francisco Cerundolo on a court that was not up to his standard.

The 37-year-old (!!) chewed out the grounds crew at Roland Garros after a nasty slip.

Djokovic dominated the first set. Cerundolo could not get anything going and quickly dropped to 0-1 by a score of six games to one. And then the script completely flipped.

Cerundolo had an answer for Djokovic at every turn. He won the second and third sets 7-5, 6-3.

The fourth set was intense. Djokovic and Cerundolo were tired at five games each when the former went down with an injury. Medical staff attended to the greatest tennis player of all-time as he laid on the ground with a knee issue. Of course, there is a debate to be had here…

Was Djokovic truly injured or was he stalling to break Cerundolo’s momentum? History might lean toward it being an act. Court conditions might lean toward truth.

Either way, Djokovic won the fourth set to force a fifth and final. It was in the fifth set that he hit the shot of the French Open thus far.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME NOVAK DJOKOVIC?

Check out his drop volley and hydroplane finish for the @BetMGM shot of the day! #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/wHr45y4Q1f

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However, with the good also came the bad. Djokovic slipped near the baseline and took a tumble.