Novak Djokovic conquers Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris on Sunday. The battle lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes. This is the 3 time that Djokovic has won the tournament. Here you can see when his history at this event. By winning this tournament, Djokovic clinched the 23rd major of his career. No male has done better than him.
Djokovic added € 1,150,000 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 2,300,000 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud French Open – Paris
Djokovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 118 points vs. Casper’s 89.
Djokovic
The Serbian served pretty well to win 80% of the points (59/74) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (17/27) on his second serve. The Serbian fired 11 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Djokovic won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.
Ruud
On the other side, the Norwegian was struggling when converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Ruud is 5-0 for Novak.
This was the 94th career title for the Serbian. (see list of titles and finals). Casper remains with 10th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
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Djokovic overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Casper Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, Djokovic succeeded in coming back to break Ruud in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set at the breaker at 1.
Tiebreak
The Serbian won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1) and 8th (7-1) point.
The Serbian won the tiebreak 7-1 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1
Novak converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Ruud converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).
They contested 88 points. The Serbian won 6 more points than the Norwegian (47-41). Djokovic dropped 16 points on serve (33-16). Regarding the other side of the net, the Norwegian conceded 14 points on serve (25-14).
Djokovic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Casper Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was the key for the Serbian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
Novak converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Serbian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 53 points. The Serbian was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the Norwegian (31-22). Djokovic conceded 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, Ruud conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Serbian clinched in the 11th game (6-5) prior to eventually winning the set (7-5).
The Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). On the other side, the Serbian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 66 points. The Serbian was the one to win the set after conquering 14 more points than Casper (40-26). The Serbian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (24-4). on the other side of the net, the Norwegian conceded 16 points on serve (22-16).
Novak Djokovic in Paris |
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