Novak Djokovic wins French Open for historic 23rd grand slam title – reclaims #1 ranking

Novak Djokovic forged a new frontier in men’s tennis Sunday at Roland Garros, where the Serbian great overcame Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 to claim a record 23rd major title.

With his win, the three-time Roland Garros titlist Djokovic also reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings from Carlos Alcaraz, eclipsed Rafael Nadal as the oldest Roland Garros champion at the age of 36 years and 20 days and became the first man to win all four Grand Slam events at least three times.

“Another day, another record for you,” said Ruud, when addressing Djokovic at the trophy ceremony. “And another day you rewrite tennis history. It’s tough to explain how incredible it is and how good you are, and what an inspiration you are to so many people around the world.
“Congratulations to you and your team. I know this tastes probably the best out of all [of your major titles]… I’m happy I’m the first one to congratulate you here, from this stage.”