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At Roland Garros
The victory, the title, the legend. Novak Djokovic disposed of the Norwegian Casper Ruud (7-6 6-3 7-5) this Sunday, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, in the final of the French Open. 94th career title for the Serbian world number 3, who will take control of the ATP rankings on Monday. The third at Roland-Garros, after 2016 and 2021. And above all, the 23rd coronation in the Grand Slam tournament for "Nole", one more than Nafael Nadal (22), to whom he succeeds the winners of the French Open elsewhere, and three more than Roger Federer (20), absolute record. Moment of history. In detail, Djokovic won 10 times at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon, three at the US Open and therefore also at Roland. Monstrous.
By winning a record 23rd Grand Slam crown, Novak Djokovic, a little more in history. Still and always. Implacable. The 4th player in the world, however, was not an expiatory victim this Sunday. But he suffered a fifth defeat in five duels against the native of Belgrade, without taking a set from him. He can console himself by telling himself that he has won as many games in the first set as he won last year against Nadal, for his first at this stage of the competition.
The Norwegian entered the match well before getting a ball from 5/3 and even being two points from the set at 5/4. But Djokovic won his sixth out of six tie-breaks in this tournament. Clinic, he who has not committed the slightest direct fault in this exercise. After this harsh and tense first round of 1h23, the new world number 1 managed, slowly but surely, to take the measure of his tough opponent.
Less sharp and marked by the loss of the first act, Ruud suffered a slack at the start of the second set. Broken from the start, he logically suffered the law of "Djoker". With a long backhand winning line, the world number 3 snatched the set 6-3. But the outsider hung on in the next round marked by many winning points and a high quality of play under the eyes of Kylian Mbappé, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Tom Brady, Mike Tyson and other Jean Dujardin. Neck and neck, the two men kept their service games, before the insatiable Djokovic managed the perfect game, to break his opponent white, lead 6-5 and serve to win a third Roland-Garros. And one more step in history. Giant.
