Team Blitz India
PARIS: Already hailed as one of the greatest players to grace the game, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on June 11 won the French Open title. He added to his legendary status by winning a historic 23rd Major, quelled a tough challenge from Casper Ruud, to annex his third crown at Roland Garros making him the oldest male player to bag the title on Parisian clay.
Djokovic came back from a 1-4 deficit in the first set to win it in a tie-break and then claimed the next two sets to prevail over his Norwegian opponent 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5.
Djokovic overcame a strong start from Ruud on Court-Philippe Chatrier to seal his historic victory. The third seed delivered a high-class tie-break display to claim a first set in which he had trailed 1-4 before producing some of his purest hitting of the fortnight in the second and third en route to a three-hour, 13-minute triumph.
