Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in straight-sets to win the French Open males’s singles tennis title, his document 23rd Grand Slam.
The Serbian star received the ultimate with the units of 7-6, 6-3, and 7-5 towards Norwegian world No. four in three hours and 13 minutes at Court docket Philippe-Chatrier.
On the age of 36 years and 20 days, the Serbian tennis star additionally set the document of being the oldest males’s champion, beating Nadal’s document set in 2022 by 18 days.
Nadal, 37, congratulated Djokovic on profitable the title on Twitter. “Many congrats on this wonderful achievement @DjokerNole 23 is a quantity that only a few years again was unimaginable to consider, and also you made it! Take pleasure in it with your loved ones and workforce.”
Djokovic additionally overtook Rafael Nadal’s earlier joint males’s document of 22 Grand Slam titles.