Tennis
Djokovic beat Ruud in the Roland Garros final to win his 23rd Grand Slam title
On June 11, the final match of the French Open tennis championship 2023 for men was held.
Former leader of men’s tennis fought fiercely for the cup Novak Djokovic (Serbia, ATP 3) and world number 4 Casper Ruud (Norway). The match ended with the Serbian victory in three sets in 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Roland Garros 2023. End
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [3] – Kasper Ruud (Norway) [4] – 7:6 (7:1), 6:3, 7:5
Although Kasper was leading 4-1 with a timeout in the first set, he could not maintain the advantage and lost with a tie-break. After that, the game passed under Novak’s control.
It was the fifth match between tennis players. Nole won all the meetings.
Djokovic won Roland Garros for the third time in his career. In total, he has 23 Grand Slam titles, a record for men. Rafael Nadal has 22 trophies and Roger Federer has 20 trophies.
Ruud played in the final of the French Major for the second time in a row. In 2022, he lost to Rafael Nadal in three games.
ROLAND-GARROS CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆🇷🇸#RolandGarros @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/gDEgIdLRci
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) 11 June 2023
Source: Sport UA
I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.