{"id":210662,"date":"2026-05-25T13:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=210662"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:07:20","slug":"lost-the-first-set-then-showed-why-he-is-the-best-dokovic-ran-over-the-frenchman-for-the-second-round-of-roland-garros-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/lost-the-first-set-then-showed-why-he-is-the-best-dokovic-ran-over-the-frenchman-for-the-second-round-of-roland-garros-video\/","title":{"rendered":"LOST THE FIRST SET, THEN SHOWED WHY HE IS THE BEST: \u0110okovi\u0107 ran over the Frenchman for the second round of Roland Garros! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The greatest tennis player of all time, Novak \u0110okovi\u0107, successfully began his campaign at Roland Garros, where he celebrated in the first round against the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard with 3:1 (5:7, 7:5, 6:1, 6:4).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next round, Novak will play against another Frenchman, Valentin Royer, who defeated Hugo Dellien from Bolivia with 3:0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0110okovi\u0107 had a harder job than he himself expected. True, Mpetshi Perricard is always a tricky rival due to an exceptionally powerful serve, which served him excellently in the first two sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">39-year-old Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down to win his opening match at Roland-Garros \ud83d\udea8<br><br>Wait for his celebration at the end \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KbCvQKnkes\">pic.twitter.com\/KbCvQKnkes<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/2058664348508176679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first set, Novak gave way near the end of the set, and Perricard reached a surprising lead in sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great battle was seen in the second one as well, but Novak managed to make a break in the finish of the set and reach 1:1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third set was Novak&#8217;s total domination, as he won that part of the game with 6:1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">39-year-old and hitting shots like this \ud83e\udee8<br><br>Novak Djokovic \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vIXxy2f2qz\">pic.twitter.com\/vIXxy2f2qz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TNT Sports (@tntsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports\/status\/2058659310490513508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it seemed that Novak had broken his rival and made another break at the start of the fourth set, Perricard surprisingly struck back and prolonged his resistance. 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In the next round, Novak will play against another Frenchman, Valentin Royer, who defeated Hugo Dellien from Bolivia with 3:0. 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