Novak Djokovic survives Stefanos Tsitsipas comeback to set up French Open final against Rafael Nadal

Novak Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal for the 56th time in the final of the French Open on Sunday after withstanding a spirited Stefanos Tsitsipas fightback. Djokovic looked to be easing to a relatively-straightforward victory when he served for the match at 5-4 in the third set only for Tsitsipas to save a match point and turn the contest completely around. But Djokovic, who showed no signs of the neck and arm problems that bothered him in his quarter-final win over Pablo Carreno Busta, did not panic and reasserted control in the decider to win 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 after three hours and 54 minutes. The comeback was no more than Tsitsipas deserved after two sets that were nowhere near as one-sided as the scoreline suggests. The 22-year-old Greek had five break points in the first set - four in the opening game - to Djokovic's one, but it was the top seed who came out on top.

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