Roland Garros Champion: Djokovic the greatest in world tennis history

The men's singles final of Roland Garros 2023 will be between Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud, with the Serbian overcoming top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals while the tournament's fourth seed defeated Zverev in the other semi-final.

Novak Djokovic lifts the Roland Garros 2023 trophy

Casper Ruud started extremely "cool" with powerful forehands. The Norwegian player broke Nole's first serve game and took a 4-1 lead. However, Djokovic showed the class of a great player.

After regaining the lost break, the Serbian player performed brilliantly in the tie-break to win the first set 7-6. The shock in the first set tie-break seemed to have a heavy impact on Ruud's mentality in the second set. The player lost the break early and lost quickly with a score of 6-2.

Having to win set 3 to keep his hopes alive, Casper Ruud tried his best to create a tight game and won 5 games. However, the Norwegian lost the break in the 11th game and of course, Nole did not miss the opportunity when he was given the serve in the final game of set 3.

In the end, Djokovic won 3-0 against Casper Ruud to be crowned at Roland Garros 2023. The scores of the sets were 7-6, 6-3 and 7-5 respectively.

The media unanimously admitted that Djokovic won against Federer and Nadal to become the "Greatest Tennis Player in History".

For nearly two decades, Novak Djokovic has often been compared with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to see who deserves the title of "GOAT" (Greatest of all time) of tennis. However, after Nole won Roland Garros 2023 and held the record of 23 Grand Slam singles for men, the media all acknowledged that this race had come to an end with the victory leaning towards the Serbian player.

Reuters, one of the world's largest news agencies, has an article: Djokovic affirms his position in the GOAT debate after extending his Grand Slam peak.

If the debate about the greatest tennis player of all time was based solely on statistics, Novak Djokovic's GOAT status would be decided after he won his 23rd Grand Slam at Roland Garros. The trio of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic have dominated men's tennis for the past two decades, with a combined 65 Grand Slam titles, while dividing opinion among fans and analysts as to who deserves to be the best.

But Djokovic is the last man standing, with Nadal out for the rest of the season after hip surgery. The Serb's steady rise over the past few seasons is a testament to his mental and physical strength," Reuters quoted the article.

Meanwhile, writer Lorenzo Ciotti (Tennis World USA) affirmed: "It's all over: Novak Djokovic is the GOAT, he overshadowed Federer and Nadal". Ciotti even said that Nole could become the greatest athlete in the history of sports : "Novak Djokovic won Roland Garros 2023, putting an end to the confusion and doubts that still linger in the media, insiders and fans: the Serbian tennis player is the GOAT of tennis, even the greatest athlete in the history of sports. Djokovic once again rewrote tennis history, overshadowing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. He has won each Grand Slam at least 3 times, what more needs to be said? With the 23rd Grand Slam, no one in the history of men's tennis can match him".

Sharing the same opinion, Tennis365 announced that Novak Djokovic ended all debates about GOAT after his 23rd Grand Slam: "So it's over, the debate about who deserves to be praised as the greatest tennis player of all time has ended with Novak Djokovic's 23rd Grand Slam at Roland Garros. Djokovic stands alone at the top of men's tennis. Since winning his first title at the 2008 Australian Open, Djokovic has been tirelessly chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, but now he has surpassed both of them."

Although not directly admitting it, author Andrew Eichenholz also provided statistics on achievements and titles to prove that Djokovic is reigning in a unique position in tennis history.

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