PARIS : Pressure will be immense on Sunday when Novak Djokovic faces Casper Ruud in the French Open final with a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title and his position in the pantheon of tennis at stake.Still in a three-way tie with 20-times major champion Roger Federer and fellow 22-times Grand Sla
PARIS : Pressure will be immense on Sunday when Novak Djokovic faces Casper Ruud in the French Open final with a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title and his position in the pantheon of tennis at stake.
In 2021, Djokovic was on the brink of completing a calendar slam - winning all four majors in the same year - but was beaten in straight sets in the final in New York by Daniil Medvedev. The 36-year-old has won five of the last nine Grand Slams and is confident that he can extend his streak in majors to 14 match victories after playing an unbelievable first set in his four-set win against a cramping Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals.
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