Nine days after winning his first main-draw match at a major, Marco Cecchinato’s breakthrough run at Roland Garros continued in nail-biting fashion, with the 25-year-old Italian outlasting Novak Djokovic in a stunning and scintillating quarterfinal, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 7-6 (11).
A massive underdog heading into the match, the No.72-ranked Cecchinato came out dominating, ripping 34 winners to just 20 unforced errors to build a two-set lead. Cecchinato's confidence seemed to grow as the rallies grew longer; watch this shotmaking in the second set: