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Novak Djokovic staged a remarkable comeback to beat Stefano Tsitsipas and secure his second French Open win on Sunday.

The triumph was Djokovic’s 19th Grand Slam title and puts him just one behind Roger Federer in the all-time men’s list.

The Serbian, in his sixth final at Roland-Garros, rallied back to beat the Greek 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

The final was the first five-set thriller at Roland Garros since the epic match between Gaston Gaudio and Guillermo Coria in 2004.

The first set, which was forced into a tie-break, saw the 22-year-old draw first blood by defeating Djokovic 7-6 in a 72-minute marathon.

In just 35 minutes, Tsitsipas took a 2-0 lead after sweeping the second set 6-2.

Tsitsipas was flawless in the first two sets, but the Serb’s aggressive approach in the third prompted several unforced errors from the Greek.

Djokovic claimed the fourth set to send the final into the fifth set.

Djokovic becomes the first man in the Open Era to win each of the four Grand Slams at least twice.

The world number one now has a 6-2 head to head record against the Greek.