Novak Djokovic is once again the French Open champion after fighting back and outlasting a bitterly disappointed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The latest milestone achieved by the Serbian has moved him closer to his ultimate goal of breaking the all-time record for most major titles won by a player on the ATP Tour. Although he has also achieved a series of other accomplishments following his latest triumph in Paris. Below is a summary of how Djokovic’s most recent win will fit into history.
- Djokovic has now won 19 Grand Slam titles in his career, which is the second highest in the history of men’s tennis. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are currently on 20. It is possible that he can overtake his two rivals this year if he wins both Wimbledon and the US Open.
- He has become the first man in the Open Era to have won every Grand Slam title multiple times. The only other players to achieve this milestone are Roy Emerson and Rod Laver.
- Djokovic has also become the third man in history to have won both the French Open and Australian Open within the same season multiple times. Following in the footsteps of Emerson and Laver.
- He is the third oldest player to have won Roland Garros after Nadal (34 years, 130 days) and Andres Gimeno (34 years, 306 days).
- It is the sixth time in his career he has come back from two sets down to win a match. His win-loss record in best-of-five matches now stands at 35-10.
- He has become only the eighth man in the Open Era to have won multiple French Open titles. Nadal holds the record with 13 trophies.
- He has become the first man in history to have won a seventh major title after turning 30. Since reaching the milestone age, he has won the Australian Open three times (2019-2021), Wimbledon twice (2018-2019), US Open once (2018) and French Open once (2021).
- When the rankings are updated on Monday, Djokovic will lead with 12313 points which is 1800 more than second place Daniil Medvedev.
