5 things we learned from the Novak Djokovic-Denis Istomin thriller

#2 In tennis, things change in a matter of minutes

The best thing about any sport, especially tennis, is that you can never say it’s over until it’s over

In the second set, Djokovic was down 2 break points at 4-5 on his serve. He was about to go two sets down and Istomin was in a dominant position.

In a span of minutes, the Serb had fired two stunning down-the-T serves to save the break points and to break Istomin in the very next game. Suddenly, it was Djokovic who had the vantage point. He won the set with the momentum he had gained.

Cut to fourth set, where Istomin was down and rearing from a dominant third set from Djokovic. He was 4-2 down, and it looked like there was nothing he could do to stop the world no. 2 from winning the match.

He found a way though. He broke Novak, saved a set point at 5-5 and pushed the Serb into a tie breaker. Suddenly, Novak was on the back foot and the Uzbek was dictating the game.

The best thing about any sport, especially tennis, is that you can never say it’s over until it’s over. Both the players threw everything that they had in the match and created a plethora of good shots and better rallies. Such effort from both the side can indicate only one thing – the game can never remain in stasis for too long!