Novak Djokovic cemented his status as the greatest player of all time with a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam victory at the French Open. Djokovic came through in straight sets in the final, sealing a 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 victory against the fourth seed, Casper Ruud, of Norway.
The World No 1 then partly credited his success to his long-time rivals, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, saying “The truth is I’ve always compared myself to these guys … they have actually defined me as a player, and all the success that I have, they’ve contributed to it in a way, because of the rivalries and the matchups that we had, and countless hours of thinking and analysing what it takes to win against them.”