Andy Roddick on what Novak Djokovic did after losing to Jannik Sinner which was ‘amazing’ and gave him ‘goosebumps’

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Novak Djokovic took a moment to soak in his surroundings following his French Open semi-final.

The 38-year-old reached the last four of a Grand Slam for the 51st time in his illustrious career, 13 of which have come on the Parisian clay.

He took on Jannik Sinner, who defeated him 4-6, 5-7, 6-7 to advance to the Roland Garros final for the first time.

Following the match, Novak Djokovic bid farewell to the crowd in a way that may have given an indication about his future in the game.

Andy Roddick liked what Novak Djokovic did after his French Open loss to Jannik Sinner

After three hours and 16 minutes, Sinner claimed his fifth win over Djokovic and a fourth in a row.

He then walked to the net and embraced Djokovic, before the Serbian collected his bags, waved to the crowd and kissed his hand before touching the clay.

While many speculate that the gesture is regarding how long he has left in tennis, Andy Roddick shared his thoughts on the moment and the crowd’s reaction to it.

“Him stopping, putting his bags on the clay, taking a breath and smiling,” Roddick said via his ‘Served’ podcast.

“He was walking down memory lane folks. It was amazing, I am getting goosebumps talking about it.

“Props to the crowd. You are better than the Australian Open was when they were booing him when he walked, that was stupid, you guys were great.”

Novak Djokovic comments on his French Open future after losing to Jannik Sinner

Djokovic has competed at the French Open on 21 occasions during his tennis career. Since making his debut in 2005, Djokovic has not missed an edition of the tournament.

But following his loss to Sinner in Friday’s semi-final, the reigning Olympic champion is unsure if he will compete at the French Open next year.

“I mean, this could have been the last match ever I played here, so I don’t know,” he said. “That’s why I was a bit more emotional, even in the end.

“But if this was the farewell match of the Roland-Garros for me in my career, it was a wonderful one in terms of the atmosphere and what I got from the crowd.

“Not long, you know, I don’t know. I don’t know really what tomorrow brings in a way at this point in my career. You know, I’m going to keep on keeping on, yes.”