When Novak Djokovic won his second French Open and 19th Grand Slam on Sunday, it was a lot more than an elusive trophy or a new record. It ...
When Novak Djokovic won his second French Open and 19th Grand Slam on Sunday, it was a lot more than an elusive trophy or a new record. It was a definitive, undeniable, phenomenal mark of greatness that put him above everyone else in modern men’s tennis.
The 34-year-old became the first man in the Open Era to win each of the four Majors twice. Only Roy Emerson and Rod Laver have done it before. Neither Pete Sampras, Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal could do it (five women have achieved it as well).
It also brought his tally to 19, just one behind the all-time record shared by Federer and Nadal. A record he seems well set to break very soon.
🏆 Make that Grand Slam a DOUBLE @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/P6xmmTfMH7
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 13, 2021
Does it make French Open 2021 his best Grand Slam triumph? Can just one title stand out when he has won so many in such different circumstances for the last decade?
The world No 1 won the last Wimbledon title after saving two championship points. He won his first French Open title after losing in the semis or final for three straight years. He saved two match points in the semi-final en route his first...
