“I knew” – Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena caught smiling while Serb trailed in French Open 3R, hints at her confidence in his ability to win even then

Novak Djokovic pulled off an incredible third-round comeback win at the 2024 French Open in the early hours of Sunday (June 2), overturning a 1-2 deficit against Lorenzo Musetti to finally win in five sets. As it turns out, even as he was trailing, his wife Jelena knew that his victory was never in doubt.The cameras at Roland Garros focused on the Serb’s wife at the beginning of the fourth set, just as he was looking to mount a comeback. Instead of being worried, however, she cut a happy figure, smiling widely without any sign of tension.The score at the time read 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-2, 1-1 in Musetti’s favor. From that point on, the 24-time Grand Slam champion went on to win 10 of the next 11 games, wrapping up the match 7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 after more than 4.5 hours of play.