The Serbian stands alone 🙌
The opponent at Court Philippe Chatrier, Casper Ruud, never really stood a serious chance after that.
"Of course I would lie if I say that I didn't think about the finish line that is right there and that one more match is needed to win a trophy — a historic one." "He has this software in his head that he can switch when a grand slam comes," said his coach, Goran Ivanisevic. "The day we arrived here, he was better, he was more motivated, he was more hungry. Every day, he played better and better."
At 20 days past his 36th birthday, Djokovic is the oldest singles champion at Roland-Garros, considered the most grueling of the majors because of the lengthy, grinding points required by the red clay, which is slower than the grass or hard courts underfoot elsewhere.Nadal's 22nd major arrived in Paris a year ago, two days after he turned 36. He has been sidelined since January by a hip injury and had arthroscopic surgery on June 2.
Perhaps due to an awareness of all that was at stake, Djokovic, in his 34th major final, was the one who got off to a shaky start.But by the end the end of the first set, Djokovic was downright Djokovic-esque, as he was while taking 12 of the last 13 points of the match, most accompanied by spectators' thunderous chants of his two-syllable nickname, "No-le! No-le! No-le!"."He kind of pressures you, in a way, to go for more risks, and that's tough," Ruud said.
Then it was Ruud's turn to flub an overhead, rocking back and depositing his into the net to end a 29-stroke point. Djokovic's first service break made it 4-3, and he shook his right fist.They went to a tiebreaker, truly Djokovic's dominion. When the import rises, along with the tension, he simply excels. Has forever, it seems.During the first-to-seven segment, Djokovic contributed four winners and zero unforced errors.
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