Novak Djokovic fulfilled his future and gained the 202 French Open on Sunday evening. The 36-year-old bested Casper Ruud in straight units to win his third French Open title. The match showcased all of the traits which have propelled Djokovic to the place he’s in. The win was proof to many, as soon as and for all, that Djokovic was the GOAT.
Djokovic continued his good run of not being defeated by anybody not named Rafael Nadal in Grand Slam matches since 2021. He now holds each the Grand Slam titles of 2023, having gained the Australian Open earlier this 12 months. He additionally moved to the ATP World Number 1 spot with this victory. This shall be his third stint because the top-ranked males’s participant.
Things might have gone very otherwise. Djokovic began the sport poorly, shedding the primary three video games. But he slowly slipped again into his groove as he leveled the rating to 4-4. Djokovic discovered one other degree within the tiebreak. He performed brilliantly to win it 7-1, giving Ruud no likelihood as he closed the set. He gained the second set with relative ease and appeared himself once more. The crowd spurred him on as they appeared to appreciate they had been about to witness historical past being made.
The final set was an exhibition of defending by Ruud. But Djokovic broke his service recreation when it mattered at 5-5. He then gained the final recreation and fulfilled his future. Djokovic fell to the bottom because the stress evaporated and was changed by exaltation.
Feats achieved by Novak Djokovic after profitable the French Open 2023
As appears to be the norm with Novak Djokovic, he as soon as once more broke all types of data with the win. Eyes had been on him all through the French Open as he sought to overhaul Rafael Nadal within the variety of Grand Slam titles gained. He delivered and have become immortal on the earth of tennis with this feat. These are the data he broke tonight.
- Novak Djokovic has secured a twenty third Grand Slam title, the equal-most amongst female and male gamers within the Open Era together with Serena Williams.
- Novak Djokovic is the primary participant within the Open Era with at the very least three Men’s Singles event victories at every of the 4 Grand Slams.
- Djokovic is the fourth-oldest Men’s Singles Grand Slam winner – the oldest on the French Open – solely youthful than Ken Rosewall (1971 and 1972 Australian Open) and Roger Federer (2018 Australian Open).
- Novak Djokovic has gained 21+ Grand Slam matches in a row for the fifth time in his profession, at the very least 3 extra occasions than every other participant within the Open Era.
- Only Bjorn Borg (40.7%, 11/27) and Rod Laver (33.3%, 5/15) have gained a higher proportion of Men’s Singles Grand Slam tournaments entered than Novak Djokovic within the Open Era (32.9%, 23/70).
- This is Novak Djokovic’ 94th event victory at ATP degree, equalling Ivan Lendl for the third-most within the Open Era.
- Since turning 30 in May 2017, Novak Djokovic has gained 11 of the 21 Grand Slam tournaments he’s performed. His report is 11-2 in Grand Slam finals in his 30s.
- This is the third time (2016, 2021, 2023) Djokovic has gained the first two Grand Slam occasions to start out the season.
- Novak Djokovic completed the French Open 6-0 in tiebreaks. He outscored opponents 42-13 in these tiebreaks.
- Djokovic (67) has surged forward of Rafael Nadal (59) and Roger Federer (54) within the race for probably the most Big Titles (Grand Slam championships, the Nitto ATP Finals, ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and Olympic singles gold medals).
- The Serbian owns or is tied for the report in titles on the majors (23, solo report), Nitto ATP Finals (6, tied with Federer) and Masters 1000s (38, solo report).
- Djokovic is midway to changing into the primary man to win the Grand Slam — claiming all 4 majors in the identical season — since Rod Laver in 1969. In 2021 Djokovic gained the 12 months’s first three majors earlier than shedding within the remaining of the US Open.
Rafael Nadal breaks silence as Novak Djokovic wins historic French Open and twenty third Grand Slam title
Novak Djokovic conquers Casper Ruud to cement himself because the GOAT with 23 Grand Slam titles
