Roland-Garros: "The greatest", "finally alone", "mission accomplished", the European press salutes the feat of Novak Djokovic

“At the top”, displays Marca. “The great of tennis. Novak Djokovic will always remember June 11, 2023, the date, the day he finished the hunt. The Serbian is the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles with a total of 23, leaving Rafael Nadal at 22 and the already retired Roger Federer at 20. Djokovic proved all the pundits right who predicted that he was going to be the one who would get the most majors among the big three in tennis. Novak endures standing in the middle of a new wave of tennis players who are unable to confirm the generational relay.

“The biggest”, assure As and La Vangardia. "Djokovic is making tennis history at Roland-Garros," said El Pais, explaining: "The top belongs to Djokovic. He now has three titles at Roland-Garros, like Lendl, the great Wilander, like the picturesque Kuerten. He who is a hard, grass player… Djokovic would know how to get by on Mars, if necessary. The more complicated the situation, the more forceful his response is usually. He's like that."

“In the firmament of tennis”, title Le Temps which writes: “He who all his career ran behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was finally in front. Finally alone. Novak Djokovic is where he always wanted to be. At the top of world tennis. At the top, and alone. In a month at Wimbledon, he could overtake Serena Williams and equal the record in all categories of Australian Margaret Court Smith (24 singles titles), before setting off again, two years after having stumbled on the last step, to conquer a calendar Grand Slam at the US Open which would add the taste of the epic to this farandole of records which continues despite everything to drag its share of controversies and whistles.

For the Guardian, the Serb is "the grand master", "the conqueror": "What once seemed impossible has finally become inevitable. Djokovic finally surpassed his arch-rivals in the most important category of all by beating Casper Ruud to win his 23rd Grand Slam title. The historic win means Djokovic is now the sole men's record holder of Grand Slam titles, alongside countless other records. Djokovic also now has three titles in Paris and he is the first man to win every Grand Slam tournament three times.

La Gazzetta dello Sport is theatrical: "Mission accomplished" for a "limitless" Djokovic: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the history of tennis. Welcome to the grand ball of Emperor Nole, master of 23 Grand Slams, more than any other tennis player in history, and back on the throne, number 1. To think that Casper Ruud, despite an excellent Roland-Garros, could stop his run in the final immediately seemed a bizarre assumption. When Djokovic is aiming for a goal, it is very difficult for him to fail." For Le Soir, Novak Djokovic is "the greatest of the greats."