Novak Djokovic fights back after losing first two sets, will finish match Tuesday

Dom Farrell

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Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will return to Court One on Tuesday with his pulsating fourth-round clash against Kevin Anderson locked at two sets apiece.

The big-serving South African played with fearless agression throughout the opening two sets, both of which he claimed on tiebreaks to place a huge upset firmly on the cards.

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But Djokovic, who last failed to make a Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros in 2009, approached his indefatigable self in rattling off sets three and four in little more than an hour to leave the match poised at 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 as the light closed in at 9 p.m. local time.

The two will resume play Tuesday at 1 p.m. local time, or 8 a.m. ET.

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.