Djokovic Wins Record 23rd Grand Slam Title, Beating Ruud in French Open Final

Djokovic Wins Record 23rd Grand Slam Title, Beating Ruud in French Open Final
Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the men's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, on June 11, 2023. Christophe Ena/AP Photo
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PARIS—Novak Djokovic made clear for years that 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.

If Djokovic could wait this long to hold this record, he certainly could wait for the half-hour or so it took to straighten out his strokes in the French Open final. And so, after a bit of a shaky start in thick, humid air and under foreboding charcoal clouds Sunday, he imposed himself. The opponent at Court Philippe Chatrier, Casper Ruud, never really stood a serious chance after that.