He again is halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam -- winning all four majors in one season.
PARIS -- Novak Djokovic made clear for years this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport's biggest stages were Djokovic's main aim and now he finally stands alone -- ahead of Rafael Nadal, ahead of Roger Federer, ahead of every man who ever has swung a racket.
"I knew that going into the tournament, going into the match, especially, today, that there is history on the line, but I try to focus my attention and my thoughts into preparing for this match in the best way possible to win, like any other match," Djokovic said, wearing a red jacket with"23" stitched on the chest.
Entering the 2011 season, this is how the Slam count looked: 16 for Federer, nine for Nadal, one for Djokovic.The climb began with a trio that year and accelerated lately: He has clutched the trophy at 11 of the last 20 Slams, a remarkable run made even more so when considering that he did not participate in two majors during that span because he did not get vaccinated against COVID-19.
"Many congrats on this amazing achievement," Nadal tweeted shortly after the final concluded."23 is a number that just a few years back was to think about, and you made it!" 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 close 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.During the first-to-7 segment, Djokovic contributed four winners and zero unforced errors.
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