Novak Djokovic scripted history on Sunday as he became the first man in the history of tennis to win 23 Grand Slam titles. Djokokvic, who was tied on 22 slams each with Rafael Nadal, defeated fourth seed Casper Ruud in straight sets in the French Open final to achieve the feat.
Overall, he is tied on 23 Grand Slams each with Serena Williams. Following his win over Ruud at Roland Garros, social media has been flooded with congratulatory messages for him.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios, who shares a long history with him and recently became mates with Djokovic, shared a witty post on Instagram to congratulate the 36-year-old Serb.
A post shared by Nick Kyrgios (@k1ngkyrg1os) "Congratulations @djokernole from you asking me advice on the clay to again winning the French open.