Deyo French Open wins 7 miracles! 23 titles surpassed Nadal to end the men's tennis GOAT battle
In the 2023 French Open men's singles final, which ended in the early morning of June 12, Beijing time, two-time tournament champion and No. 3 seed Djokovic swept No. 4 seed Norway's Ruud 3-0 to win the title. With this French Open victory, Deyo also set a number of magical records.
First of all, this is Djokovic's third title of the season, two of which have been won at Grand Slams, and he has also swept the first two Grand Slam titles of the year.
Second, this is the third time in Deyo's career that he has won the French Open. He also equalled three legends such as Ivan Lendl, Wieland and Kurten, behind Nadal (14) and Bjerg Borg (6), and tied for the third most French Open titles in history.
Third, this is Deyo's 23rd Grand Slam title, and he has surpassed Nadal (22) to become the player with the most Grand Slam wins in men's tennis.
In 4th, Deyo equaled Serena Williams (23 times), becoming the player with the most Grand Slam titles in the Open era.
Fifth, Deyo also became the first male player in history to complete the "three-lap Grand Slam", he has won the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon three or more times, and after achieving three French Open titles, the only male player in history to win a "three-lap" Grand Slam was born.
In 6th, Deyo surpassed Nadal to become the oldest tournament winner at the age of 36 years and 20 days.
No. 7, Deyo will return to the ATP ranking No.1 next week, which will also be his 388th week in the world No. 1, continuing to be at the top of the tennis world.
After winning his 23rd Grand Slam title, Djokovic finally ended the "GOAT" battle that lasted for many years in the tennis big three. The first two decades of the 21st century are regarded as the "greatest era" in the history of men's tennis in the world. Over the past 20 years, men's tennis has been largely dominated by Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. So far, Federer has won 20 Grand Slam titles, while Nadal has 22. Before the French Open, Deyo was a 22-time Grand Slam champion like Nadal.
However, before the French Open final, Nadal announced his withdrawal due to injury, and there is no hope of returning this year. Coupled with the fact that the oldest Federer has announced his retirement, in fact, the biggest question in the men's tennis "GOAT" battle is whether Deyo can surpass Nadal and win the 23rd Grand Slam title.
Despite his poor performance in the previous clay season, this year's French Open Deyo won seven consecutive games when the outside world was not optimistic. Especially in the semi-finals, he will knock out favourites Alcaraz 3-1, and the world number one at the time suffered cramps under intense pressure from Deyo and was eventually defeated.
After Deyo won his 23rd Grand Slam title, he officially became the player with the most wins in men's tennis. It is worth noting that the 36-year-old Deyo is also expected to expand this number. In the following Wimbledon, Deyo has achieved a "fourth consecutive title" (canceled in 2020 due to the epidemic), and there are not many rising stars on the grass court who can pose a threat to him. After Federer retired and Nadal basically semi-retired, Deyo sat on the throne of "the first man in men's tennis history", which is no longer controversial.