Novak Djokovic cemented his status as the greatest player of all time with a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam victory at the French Open. Djokovic came through in straight sets in the final, sealing a 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 victory against the fourth seed, Casper Ruud, of Norway.
The World No 1 then partly credited his success to his long-time rivals, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, saying “The truth is I’ve always compared myself to these guys … they have actually defined me as a player, and all the success that I have, they’ve contributed to it in a way, because of the rivalries and the matchups that we had, and countless hours of thinking and analysing what it takes to win against them.”
Djokovic insists ‘journey is not over’ after record-breaking grand slam win
Novak Djokovic reaches record 23 grand slam titles after French Open final win
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