hehehehe....The
first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four straight grand slams. The
eighth man to complete the career grand slam. The first man to claim
the first two majors in a calendar year since Jim Courier in 1992.
Novak Djokovic made plenty of history Sunday when he beat Andy Murray 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the French Open final.
Djokovic,
especially in the past two seasons, never hid how desperately he wanted
to win the world's premier clay-court tournament. He had lost three
finals, including last year to Stan Wawrinka.
When
Murray sent a backhand into the net on a third match point, Djokovic
fell to the court on his back. Finally the Coupe des Mousquetaires was
his.
The crowd on Philippe
Chatrier court roared their approval. Never before in a grand slam final
had Djokovic been so loved, although he did get his share of support
against Wawrinka 12 months ago.
"I
felt that kind of support and love from the people around that allowed
me to be sitting here with the trophy," Djokovic told reporters. "That
kind of support was very well present at the stadium today."
He
duly drew a heart into the clay with his racket, mirroring Gustavo
Kuerten's celebration when the Brazilian won the French Open in 2001,
and dropped himself in the middle of it. Djokovic got the affable
Kuerten's approval, he said, while they were filming videos for a
tournament partner.
The now 12-time grand slam champion won't want to leave Paris.
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