Novak Djokovic won the French Open at Roland Garros, defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets to win a record 23rd grand slam singles’ title, taking himself above Rafael Nadal on the all-time male list.
Having struggled with Ruud in a first set that went to a tie-break, the 36-year-old Serbian took full control, taking the second set 6-3 before winning the third 7-5 to claim a third French title, having previously won in Paris in 2016 and 2021.
With Nadal, the fourteen-time French champion, absent, Djokovic, winner of this year’s Australian Open, seized his chance to climb above the Spaniard on the pantheon. Roger Federer retired last year on 20.