It was 6:24 p.m. when tennis history had to be rewritten. Novak Djokovic served. It was 40-0, just one point away. He was in the rally, but the forehand went wide. 40:15. Next try. Again and again heckling, the hectic, tense excitement was palpable in the Philippe-Chatrier court. Then it was suddenly quiet, as if the 14,929 spectators were holding their breath. The rally. And Casper Ruud, the 24-year-old Norwegian from Oslo, who was back in the final after 2022 and was then defeated by a certain Rafael Nadal, hit his last ball – out of bounds.
Novak Djokovic wins the French Open – Sport
