
Tsitsipas did save a match point but Djokovic hit a volley winner to clinch his second French Open title. It came to the decider where both players gave their best but Djokovic drew the first blood by breaking the Greek's second service game and eventually went on to win it 6-4. The first Greek player to have reached a Grand Slam final, Tsitsipas got off to a sensational start against the 18-time Grand Slam champion as he won the first two sets to send the Serb on the backfoot.Īs expected, Djokovic fought hard to comprehensively win the next two sets 6-3, 6-2. 1 Novak Djokovic in the French Open men's singles final. It didn't look like it was Stefanos Tsitsipas' maiden Grand Slam final as the Greek player showed nerves of steel against World No. But as he has done on numerous occasions in the past, Djokovic pulled off yet another sensational comeback to beat Tsitsipas 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Playing his maiden Grand Slam final, Tsitsipas got off to a brilliant start by winning the first two sets. 1 Novak Djokovic once again showed why is he the top-ranked player in men's tennis as he fought back against Stefanos Tsitsipas after being two sets down to win the French Open men's singles final at the Court Phillipe Chatrier in front of 5, 000 fans who got to witness one of the most thrilling Grand Slam finals. He is also just one Slam short of equalling Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles.The challenge can also be missing as you easily adapt to the demands of the game. Grand Slam Tennis 2 scores points for the visuals and mix and matches of players from different eras, but the game play becomes repetitive and boring after a while. Initially they sound interesting and even witty but then you get to realise that they soon become too repetitive to enjoy. The play-by play commentary is given by John McEnroe and Pat Cash. The game's stand-out feature is the ESPN Grand Slam Classics where you get to live the legendary clashes between McEnroe and Borg or Becker and Edberg, to name few. This way you get to win a higher percentage of matches you play. We suggest you fully master the server-and-volley play. But as you improve your ranking, the matches start getting tougher. Initially, based on your rank, the artificial intelligence indulges you and lets you win matches easily. Initially the training sessions are a challenge and but once you get the hang of the game it becomes mundane and you start wondering when numero uno mission comes to an end. Your player has to play the four Grand Slam tournaments and a couple of minor ones for 10 years. With each match the player gets to enhance his play by opting for three or a five set match or try out a new style of play like power against finesse. On to the G rand Slam Tennis career mode where you get to create your own player and manage the training and matches.You also get to customise the player's style of play-baseline battler, serve-and-volleyer, etc. The Total Racquet Control mode is nothing more than a fine-tune mode in the game. Don't expect to ace this in a jiffy but after some unforced errors you will finally serve and volley like Edberg or drive it down the line like Federer, even hit crosscourt winners like Nadal does. So every serve, lob, backhand, drop shot can be played by a subtle move of the analog stick in the desired direction with appropriate intensity. The Total Racquet Control feature is quite a revolution as you can control the angle at which you use the racket for precise shots. You can play your current heroes against legends like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Pete Sampras, not to forget Roger Federer. When it comes to visual brilliance this game's is the best out there. If you are itching to get back at Novak Djokovic for beating Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, you couldn't do better than to seek vengeance via Electronic Art's G rand Slam Tennis 2. Bag it or junk it? Try your skills against legends of tennis.
