Novak Djokovic made history in claiming the second Roland Garros men’s singles title of his career, battling back to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.
The first man to beat 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in Paris twice – this time from a set down in their semi-final clash – produced his second comeback from two sets down of the tournament to overcome Tsitsipas in four hours, 11 minutes.
With that, the world No. 1 claimed his 19th Grand Slam title, one shy of both Nadal and Roger Federer, and achieved something that his ‘Big Three’ rivals cannot yet match: winning all four Grand Slam singles titles at least twice. Djokovic became the first man to achieve the feat in the Open era, joining Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams.