12 Jun 2023

Djokovic makes history with French tennis Open win

From Morning Report, 8:39 am on 12 June 2023

Serbian tennis star, Novak Djokovic, has made history overnight, becoming the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open in Paris.

Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 to take the title, surpassing Rafael Nadal's  22 titles in the process.

Yesterday the women's world number one, Iga Swiatek of Poland, defended her French Open title, beating Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova.

Brett Phillips, host of the First Serve tennis show on SEN, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.