Watch: Novak Djokovic manages to return the serve despite falling down

At the age of 35, Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic doesn't look like he is approaching the end of his career. Generally, at his age, sporting careers either are on the verge of coming to an end. However, Novak has proved once again that age is just a number. In the quarter-final game against Jannik Sinner, he won by  5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, and advanced to the semis.

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This will be the 35-year-old's 11th semifinal game in the competition and will play Britain's, Cameron Norrie. During the game against Sinner, the Serbian was seen having a tussle with his counterpart. In a video uploaded on Twitter by Wimbledon, both players served each other hard serves. Djokovic fell down but managed to hit back and outsmarted his opponent.

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Tennis from another PLANET 🌎@DjokerNole @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/jXsjM2ZGSW

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 5, 2022

After the game, the six-time Wimbledon winner congratulated for the big fight to Jannik and pointed out how the latter has matured for his age.

"Huge congrats to Jannik for a big fight, he's so mature for his age, and he has plenty of time ahead of him," said Djokovic.

The right-handed backhand pro added that the first two sets of the game were very different from the rest of the game. He also revealed that during the break after the second set, he went to a toilet and gave himself a pep talk. The Belgrade-born player further added that he broke early in the third set and pointed out his experience in the game.

"The first two sets compared to the next three were like two different matches. He was the better player for those first two sets.

"But at the end of the second set I took a toilet break, gave myself a little pep talk, tried to gather my thoughts.

"I broke early in the third set. I saw a little bit of doubt start to come into his movement. I have many years' experience of playing on these courts and coping with the pressure."