Factbox on Novak Djokovic, who beat Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the French Open final on Sunday to win a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title.
First round: Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-6Third round: 29-Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 7-6 6-2Semi-finals: 1-Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1* His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to follow in his footsteps or play professional soccer but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age.* Made Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the 2005 Australian Open. Finished as the youngest player inside the top 100.* Reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S.
* Defeated Federer in the 2011 U.S. Open semis then beat Nadal in the final to become the seventh man to win three Grand Slam titles in a year since tennis turned professional in 1968. * Retired in the 2017 Wimbledon quarter-finals and ended his season in July with a right elbow injury. Returned from a six-month injury absence at the 2018 Australian Open. Had elbow surgery following a last-16 exit.
* Failed to successfully defend his title at the U.S. Open after retiring due to injury in the fourth round. * Beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for his second French Open title and 19th Grand Slam crown, thus becoming the first man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all four majors at least twice.* His bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2021 fell short after he lost to Medvedev in the U.S. Open final.
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