Finally a French Open Champ, Novak Djokovic Has Federer and Nadal in His Sights

Novak Djokovic is one of them now. It’s a Novak Slam? No, that sounds awkward. Djoker Slam. I’m going with that. There was never a Fed Slam or a Rafa Slam.

Djokovic was already the best men’s tennis player in the world, but with his French Open win Sunday over Andy Murray, his first French title, he now has won all four majors. In fact, he has won all four in a row. He holds all four current majors trophies, something Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal never did.

Neither did Pete Sampras. Or John McEnroe.

Or Andre Agassi. Jimmy Connors. 

“This is the most special moment in my career,” Djokovic told the crowd over the PA system after the match. “The sun is finally coming out.’’

OK, that wasn’t meant as a poetic statement. He was talking about the actual sun. The French Open was nearly ruined by two weeks of rain.

But his statement works either way.

Djokovic has wanted to be one of them for so long. He has been frustrated when he wasn’t counted among them—even though he was beating Federer and Nadal on the court with regularity.

Djokovic is in the club now after his 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Murray. For his whole career, he seemed more of an interloper to Federer’s and Nadal’s greatness, to the argument over whether they are the greatest of all time. He is not an interloper anymore.

When you get that final jewel in your crown… ? pic.twitter.com/KHDu3Mnpan

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2016

He still has won just 12 major titles, to Nadal’s 14 and Federer’s 17. I still don’t think of him …

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