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Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray: French Open 2016 Men’s Final Score, Reaction
- Updated: June 5, 2016
Roland Garros will haunt Novak Djokovic no longer.
For the first time in his career, the world No. 1 won the French Open and completed the career Grand Slam, defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday. It was Djokovic’s fourth straight Grand Slam title and his sixth in the last eight Grand Slams tournaments. This remarkable run of dominance has left him all alone at the summit of the men’s game.
It also left him one step closer to reaching the peak where the best players in history reside, as Dan Wolken of USA Today noted:
All-time Grand Slam count: Federer 17, Sampras 14, Nadal 14, Emerson 12, Djokovic 12. Gets harder after 30, but Djoker isn’t slowing down
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) June 5, 2016
He became just the third man in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles at one time, per Telegraph Sport.
Sunday’s win also removed the rather large monkey from his back that seemed to hop on for the ride every time he stepped on the Roland Garros clay. Before Sunday, he had reached the French Open final three times, only to lose.
ESPN Stats & Information has more on the long road Djokovic took before finally claiming his first French Open title:
This was Novak Djokovic’s 12th #FrenchOpen, the most appearances before winning the title by any man in the Open Era pic.twitter.com/kbIKLHSwSZ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 5, 2016
Djokovic won 64 percent of his first-serve points, ripped 61 winners—to just 23 for Murray—and was phenomenal at the net, winning 26 of his 33 net points, which included some scintillating shots throughout the match.
Neither player particularly burdened himself with mistakes, as Djokovic hit 37 unforced errors and Murray hit 39.
Murray looked like he might beat Djokovic early on, rolling to an easy first-set win behind four aces and a 73.6 win percentage on his first-serve points.
Points like this one had Murray looking capable of winning his first title in France, per Roland Garros:
Andy Murray shows off his skills at the net with this winner vs. …
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