Novak Djokovic parades his record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title in Paris

11.07.2023 - 19:35 euronews.com

A day after his win at the French Open, Novak Djokovic lifted up the Musketeers’ Cup again on Monday for a photo shoot by the river Seine in Paris.Holding aloft the French Open trophy with the Eiffel Tower in the background, the Serbian player was beaming.Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final.Mounted on a marble base, the heavy trophy is a silver bowl bordered with vine leaves and decorated with two swan-shaped handles.A crowd of passers-by quickly gathered on the nearby Bir-Hakeim bridge to cheer and clap the champion.36-year-old Djokovic broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis.Nadal, a 14-time champion at Roland Garros, missed this year’s tournament because he is injured.This victory goes alongside the French Open titles earned by Djokovic in 2016 and 2021, making him the only man with at least three from each major event.

Since collecting his very first Slam trophy at the 2008 Australian Open, he has accumulated totals of 10 there, seven at Wimbledon and three at the US Open.Djokovic is again halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam — winning all four majors in one season — something no man has achieved since Rod Laver in 1969.

Djokovic came close to pulling off that feat in 2021 when he won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon and made it all the way to the title match at the US Open before losing to Daniil Medvedev.Djokovic will resume that monumental pursuit at Wimbledon, which begins on the grass of the All-England Club on July 3.

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The most decorated men's tennis player of the Open Era, Novak Djokovic couldn't bag the Grand Slam number 24, suffering a defeat at the hands of World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final. The thrilling contest that went to the 5th set saw Djokovic lose control on multiple occasions. After he broke Alcaraz's serve and went on to lose his own service game, Djokovic smashes his racquet on the net post. Having been charged with 'racquet abuse', the Serbian star was reprimanded for his actions and given a hefty penalty.

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LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title on Sunday (Jul 16), shattering the Serb's dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown.

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Entering Sunday's Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic had not lost a match on Centre Court since 2013. Carlos Alcaraz ended the Serbian's dominance at the grass-court major by capturing a thrilling five-set win. After the win, Carlos Alcaraz said, "Beating Novak, and winning the Wimbledon championship is something that I dreamt about since I started playing tennis." The 20-year-old was ecstatic following his second major triumph and hopes his victory can inspire the next generation on Tour.