As he watched Casper Ruud’s forehand loop into the tram lines, Novak Djokovic dropped to the red Parisian clay, arms and legs splayed out and wide, and started to realize what he had just achieved. This was the moment he won grand slam number 23, surpassing Rafael Nadal at the top of the men’s all-time list. In a golden era for the sport – stretching back to Roger Federer’s first grand slam title 20 years ago – Djokovic has now eclipsed those two rivals to become the greatest male player...

It is Novak’s sport now, no debate, no arguments. After Grand Slam No. 23, a two-week romp in which Djokovic lost all of two sets out of 23 on a surface that is historically his worst, outlasting a cramping Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal and prompting Casper Ruud to lose his will after an airtight first set in the final, it is not just the weight of history propping up the 2023 men’s French Open champion, but the reality of his longevity. Rafael Nadal, who Djokovic passed in major victories...

Novak Djokovic created history on Sunday when he captured a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title with a third French Open triumph, reinforcing his case to be crowned the greatest player of all time. The 36-year-old Serb brushed off an early wobble to defeat Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 7-5 and snap the tie of 22 Slams he shared with career-long rival Rafael Nadal. “It’s an incredible feeling to win 23. I’m beyond grateful and blessed to be standing here with so many incredible achievements,” said Djokovic as Nadal...

PARIS, June 11 (Reuters) - Factbox on Novak Djokovic, who beat Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the French Open final on Sunday to win a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title. Age: 36 Country: Serbia ATP ranking: 3 Seeding: 3 Grand Slam titles: 23 (Australian Open 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023; French Open 2016, 2021, 2023; Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022; U.S. Open 2011, 2015, 2018) ROAD TO FINAL First round: Aleksandar Kovacevic (U.S.) 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) Second round: Marton Fucsovics...

Here we are, my tennis friends. Most observers of this manicured sport have long assumed this day would happen. It felt as inevitable as one of our subject’s many and stupendous come-from-behind victories. He has 23 major tournament men’s singles titles, more than anyone ever, after Sunday’s 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Casper Ruud. It gives him one more than Rafael Nadal, who has 22, and didn’t play Roland Garros this year due to injury, so if you want to asterisk Djokovic’s 23, asterisk away. Doesn’t matter. Djokovic is going...

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic made clear for years that this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main aim and now he finally stands alone — ahead of Rafael Nadal, ahead of Roger Federer, ahead of every man who ever has swung a racket. If Djokovic could wait this long to hold this record, he certainly could wait for the half-hour or so it took to straighten out his strokes in the French Open final. And so,...

Novak Djokovic solidified his GOAT status in men’s tennis and tied Serena with 23 Grand Slam singles titles after he defeated Casper Ruud, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 for his third French Open crown. Only Margaret Court with 24 Grand Slam singles titles has more. “I predict that record will last 50 years, no one’s gonna come close, sorry,” John McEnroe, winner of seven major titles, said on the NBC broadcast of Djokovic’s 23. “Fifty years from now, it will be his name at the top still.” Djokovic also re-claimed the world’s...