French Open 2016 Men’s Finals: Results, Stats for Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic claimed his first-ever French Open title after coming from behind to down Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday in Paris.

The World No. 1 was forced to take the contest to four sets after suffering a slip-up in the opening set of the encounter. Djokovic fought back spiritedly to secure his fourth consecutive Grand Slam title and move to joint-third in the all-time rankings with Roy Emerson on 12 triumphs.

The Serbian has now won six of the previous eight majors and is hunting down a calendar slam—only once achieved in the Open Era by Rod Laver in 1969.

Per the Telegraph, Djokovic is now just the third player in men’s singles history to hold all four titles consecutively.

French Open success has been absent on the 29-year-old’s significant haul of achievements throughout his career, mainly due to the former World top seed Rafael Nadal’s overwhelming dominance on the clay surface in the French capital.

Per Paul Vinnell of Sky Sports, Nadal—a nine time Roland Garros winner—missed this year’s competition due to a wrist injury, having last won the tournament in 2014.

Statistician Mohandas Menon detailed Djokovic’s long wait for success in France:

A #FrenchOpen title for Novak Djokovic after 11 attempts.Remember Rafael Nadal won 9 titles @ #RG in 10 attempts from 2005-2014#RG16

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 5, 2016 …

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