As soon as Novak Djokovic clinched his third U.S. Open title with an overhead winner, he fell flat on his back and smiled.
The on-court collapse is a common reaction to winning a Grand Slam, but in Djokovic’s case, his victory fall was made that much sweeter by the long, stunning fall that preceded it.
Djokovic, 31, beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 on Sunday to win the 2018 U.S. Open, his second major title of the season. Djokovic’s title, his 14th Grand Slam, caps his best two-month stretch—titles at Wimbledon, Cincinnati and now the U.