Novak Djokovic had a tough match with Tallon Grikspur, the qualification of the ATP leader took shape after a grueling two hours and 40 minutes (4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4). The Serb had another fiery episode with the French crowd as Nole was booed and booed at the end of his match at the eighth Paris Masters.

Novak DjokovicPhoto: Manu Fernandez/AP/Profimedia

The Joker match was not a walk in the park as many thought. Thanks to a lot of guts and accurate execution, Tallon Grikspor managed to put Nole in trouble and win the first set (6-4, after coming back from 0-3 and 2-4).

The Serb managed to even out the situation in the table after a set without breaks, which was decided on a tie-break (7-2).

The one Djokovic felt in his hands was decisive (4-2), but the Dutchman was able to come back (also supported by the Accor Arena crowd) and restore parity.

When the Dutchman made a break and changed the score on the scoreboard to 4-4 (after a double fault from the Serb), the spectators enjoyed the moment quite a bit, and the whole phase visibly worried the ATP leader.

Djokovic contorted as he urged the French to be even louder and even applauded them as they booed and whistled at him.

As in most cases, Nole used the negative energy received from the crowd and turned it into points scored on the court.

From that moment Joker did not lose a single game and won the set 6-4.

Here you can see the result of the match between Djokovic and Grikspur