Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France dives to hit a return to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 1, 2011. REUTERS

Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga engaged in very tightly fought, 17-stroke rally during their semifinal match on Friday.

By the end both players had lunged toward the ball, throwing themselves on the ground before Tsonga placed the ball just beyond the back line to lose the rally.

Djokovic could only watch, however. When the ball went out he raised his hands in exultation and flexed as Tsonga could only manage to lay on the ground, perhaps exhausted or wondering what could have been.

Eventually, Djokovic went on to win the match.

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