Entering this year's tournament, it seemed that former world number 1 Novak Djokovic would face difficult challenges with the controversy after the match in the first round. However, the 36-year-old Serbian tennis player still played impressively to get closer to the record of 23 Grand Slam titles in the world of men's tennis.
Djokovic's happy moment
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Although Casper Ruud, Djokovic's opponent, is the current runner-up of the tournament, experts still rate Nole's (Djokovic's nickname) ability to win as very high.
Djokovic (left cover) and Ruud entered the final with their own goals.
Ruud started the final match better, taking an early 3/0 lead. It seemed like this would be the Norwegian's first win in all his previous encounters with Djokovic. However, the former world No. 1 did not let Ruud do this when he equalized the score and then took the first set into a nerve-wracking tie-break.
Ruud got the better of the team in the final.
With his experience and accurate shots, Djokovic easily won this set with a score of 7/1. The scenario of the second set was completely opposite when Djokovic took a 3/0 lead, but the Serbian player did not let his opponent turn the situation around and won with a score of 6/3. With the advantage in points and position, Djokovic won the third set with a score of 7/5 and officially won the tournament.
Djokovic returns with his class and character
With a 3-0 victory over Ruud in the 2023 French Open men's singles final after 3 hours and 14 minutes, Djokovic created historic milestones in the world of men's tennis. He officially surpassed his "great rival" Rafael Nadal (Spain) to become the first male tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam titles. Not only that, Djokovic also surpassed "King of Clay" Nadal to become the oldest tennis player to win the tournament.
Djokovic wins French Open for the third time
With his third title in Paris, Nole has officially become the first tennis player to win 3 championships in 4 Grand Slam tournaments while Nadal only has 2 victories at the Australian Open and 2 titles at Wimbledon. Meanwhile, the legendary Roger Federer only won once at the French Open in 2009. This victory also helped Djokovic regain the world No. 1 position from Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) after a long time of losing it.
Ruud finishes runner-up at Grand Slam tournament again
Meanwhile, continuing to fail in the finals means that Norwegian tennis player Ruud has yet to win his first Grand Slam title in his career. He lost all three finals to Nadal at the 2022 French Open, Alcaraz at the 2022 US Open and most recently Djokovic.
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