One of Novak Djokovic's most useful weapons: the tactical bathroom break. Including this year's French Open final, we found at least a dozen instances since 2013. In 10 of 12 cases, Djokovic came back and won the very next set.
WIMBLEDON, England—Few players in tennis history have ever had a tactical repertoire like the Novak Djokovic playbook. It runs so deep that it’s impossible to pick out a single signature move.
He is the master of the two-handed backhand down the line. He is incomparable when defending deep in his own court. And, in the tightest moments of the biggest matches, Djokovic has perfected the art of bending time to his advantage: He uses the bathroom break.at this year’s French OpenNow into the semifinals of Wimbledon and chasing a season sweep of all four majors plus Olympic gold, Djokovic is applying bathroom resets to devastating effect.
But Djokovic, 34, isn’t just running to the bathroom more because he’s getting older. Strategic pauses have been a key tactic for him throughout his career.
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