Novak Djokovic is in the legend: no one like him before in the history of tennis. In the final of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of 2023 on Parisian red clay, the Serbian tennis player, seeded number 3, defeated the willing Casper Ruud with a score of 7-6 6-3 7-5, winning for the third time in Paris and conquering the 23rd Grand Slam title (absolute record).
What was maybe the most important match of Djokovic’s life it started uphill, with the Norwegian n.4 in the world who moved up 4-1 in the first set after breaking his opponent’s serve in the second game (which lasted over 10 minutes). The Serbian struggled to find shots, giving a very clean and precise Ruud many points.
A moment of dullness that however the Belgrade champion overcame by starting to grind the game again and recovering the break. Then at 6-6 a series of great plays by the Serbian and first set conquered.
From there the match had practically no more history despite Ruud continuing to play well. The Serbian was too strong and broke the Norwegian’s serve once in the second and once in the third set, enough to win the two sets 6-3 and then 7-5 and take his third victory at Roland Garros. And enter the history of tennis.
Congratulations from Nadal
“Congratulations on this incredible result Vovak Djokovic: 23 is a number that just a few years ago was impossible to think of and you did it!
Enjoy it with your family and your team!”. So on Twitter, a few minutes after the victory at Roland Garros, the defending champion Rafael Nadal congratulates the Serbian champion who won his 23rd Grand Slam title, beating the Spaniard stopped at 22.
Many congrats on this amazing achievement @DjokerNole
23 is a number that just a few years back was imposible to think about, and you made it!
Enjoy it with your family and team!— Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal)
June 11, 2023