Australian Open 2021 - 'I love this s***!' - Frances Tiafoe joy at taking set against Novak Djokovic

Updated 10/02/2021 at 06:45 GMT

Frances Tiafoe was incredibly pumped up as he took the second set in his Australian Open second-round match against Novak Djokovic in Melbourne. The American took the set on a tie-break, and he reacted with unbridled delight as he levelled up the match against the reigning champion and world number one.

Frances Tiafoe of the United States celebrates after winning a point in his Men's Singles second round match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during day three of the 2021 Australian Open at Melbourne Park

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There was a quite brilliant reaction from Frances Tiafoe as he celebrated taking the second set against Novak Djokovic during their Australian Open clash.

The American was extremely fired up as he took the set after a tense and gruelling tie-break, with Djokovic unable to respond to his onslaughts from the baseline.

The world number one and top seed took the opening set 6-3 in the Melbourne heat, but it was Tiafoe who showed his quality and inspiring mentality as he roared back.

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After turning to his box and shouting with delight, he whipped up the crowd and gesticulated to demonstrate his joy.

Warning: the below video includes an expletive

'I love this s***! I love it!' - Tiafoe reacts to winning second set

Tiafoe then sat back down at the changeover before shouting:

I love this s***! I love it!

The 23-year-old from Maryland reached the quarter-finals in Melbourne in 2019 and, despite his tough draw this year, showed he had no intention of leaving the stage quietly.

Djokovic, for his part, was equally pumped up at one point as he reacted to securing the crucial break in the opening set with a roar of his own to his box.