Second-seed and three-time winner Novak Djokovic pulled off a stunning comeback to beat fellow Serbian Laslo Djere after being two-sets-to-love down in the third round of the US Open on Friday.
Djokovic lost the first two sets by the same scoreline of 4-6 but managed to raise his game and take the next three 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.
The 36-year-old Serbian recorded a win at a Major in this manner for the eighth time in his career.
He first faced this situation in 2005 in the second round of Wimbledon against Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Djokovic famously beat his long-time rival Roger Federer from two-sets-to-love down in the US Open 2011 semifinal, saving two match points. He followed that win by beating Rafael Nadal in a rematch of previous year’s final to win the title.
The only time Djokovic has trailed by two-sets-to-love in a Major final is the French Open 2021 where Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas lead 7-6(6), 6-2 at one point before the Serbian clinched the next three sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
| YEAR | MAJOR | ROUND | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| 2005 | WIMBLEDON | SECOND | GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ (SPAIN) | 3-6, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 2011 | US OPEN | SEMIFINAL | ROGER FEDERER (SWITZERLAND) | 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 2012 | ROLAND GARROS | FOURTH | ANDREAS SEPPI (ITALY) | 4-6, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 2015 | WIMBLEDON | FOURTH | KEVIN ANDERSON (SOUTH AFRICA) | 6-7(6), 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 2021 | ROLAND GARROS | FOURTH | LORENZO MUSETTI (ITALY) | 6-7(7), 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0, retd. |
| 2021 | ROLAND GARROS | FINAL | STEFANOS TSITSIPAS (GREECE) | 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2022 | WIMBLEDON | QUARTERFINAL | JANNIK SINNER (ITALY) | 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2023 | US OPEN | THIRD | LASLO DJERE (SERBIA) | 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 |
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