Highlights and points of Djokovic 3-0 Ruud at Roland Garros Final

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Djokovic closes the match on serve to win his third Roland Garros 

Novak Djokovic breaks serve and serves to close the match;

White game of Nole, including two direct serves 

Ruud wins on serve and could win his first set with the rest of the set

Nole comes back from 0-30 to place the four equal thanks to his services 

Fourth game for Ruud who is competing at a high level in his second consecutive Roland Garros final;

The Serbian tennis player ties the match at three in the third set.

Ruud does not give up and is still in the match, he wins the fifth game of this second set 

 

Ruud takes the third game of the third set;

Novak Djokovic's blank game at the start of the third set

The first game of the third set goes to Casper Ruud 

 

Blank game for Djokovic to clinch the second set

He had two set balls the tennis player born in Belgrade, but saved the number four;

Game for Nole who is one game away from closing the second set;

Ruud places his second game, although he is still a break behind on the scoreboard;

It goes long to Ruud and the Serbian puts the 4-1 on the scoreboard and is increasingly closer to take the second set;

Casper Ruud wins his first game in this second set

 

Easy game for the number 3 in the world that confirms the breakthrough;

The Serb breaks serve on his fourth break ball in this game.

Novak Djokovic starts the second set with a blank game

 

Novak Djokovic closes out the first set in the tie break with a 7-1 win

4-1 in favor of Djokovic in the tie break, who is close to close the first set.

Djokovic wins the game and we go to the tie break to decide the first set.

 

Ruud hits the net to secure the tie break 

The Norwegian takes advantage of a 0-30 in favor, and the Belgrade wins the first game of the first set.

Ruud manages to win on serve, although he had to save a break point;

Ruud had a break ball, but the Serbian saved it;

The player from Belgrade breaks serve and takes advantage of his first break ball and serves to make it 4-4.

The ball goes out to Ruud and Djokovic adds his second game 

Kylian Mbappe and Ibrahimovic together to watch the Roland Garros final

Fourth game for Ruud, who for now is impeccable 

Blank game of Novak Djokovic, who adds his first game the Serbian tennis player 

Casper Ruud confesses the advantage after winning on serve 

The Norwegian player breaks serve on his third break ball, a good start for Ruud.

The first game of the match goes to Casper Ruud with a blank game.
 

It has been decided in the draw that begins with the service in favor of the Norwegian tennis player 

 

First Round Ruud 3-0 Ymer

Second Round Ruud 3-1 Zappieri

Third Round Ruud 3-1 Zhang

Round of 16 Ruud 3-0 Jarry 

Quarterfinals Ruud 3-1 Rune

Semifinals Ruud 3-0 Zverev

First Round Djokovic 3-0 Kovacevic

Second Round Djokovic 3-0 Fucsovics 

Third Round Djokovic 3-0 Davidovich

Round of 16 Djokovic 3-0 Varillas

Quarterfinals Djokovic 3-1 Khachanov 

Semifinals Djokovic 3-1 Carlos Alcaraz

The Serbian tennis player needs to win the final to return to the top of the ATP ranking, in case Ruud wins the final, Carlos Alcaraz will continue as number 1 in the world. Novak Djokovic, even if he loses, will be placed second over Daniil Medvedv. 

Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud have met eight times and the Serb has won all four times, and the Belgrade player has won eight sets, while he has not conceded any set in the clashes against the Norwegian tennis player.

The Polish tennis player, current world number 1, won her third Roland Garros and her fourth Grand Slam of the season by defeating the Czech Muchova after three sets.

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This is the kick-off time in several countries:
Argentina: 9:00 AM

Bolivia: 9:00 AM

Brazil: 10:00 AM

Chile: 9:00 AM

Colombia: 8:00 AM

Ecuador: 8:00 AM

USA (ET): 9:00 AM

Spain: 15:00 PM

Mexico: 7:00 AM

Paraguay: 9:00 AM

Peru: 9:00 AM

Uruguay: 9:00 AM

Venezuela: 9:00 AM

England: 14:00 AM

Australia : 23:00 AM

India: 16:30 AM

After beating Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, who finished the match with cramps at the beginning of the third set, he praised him: "I am sure he will win Roland Garros several times. He is a very complete player, he has already won a Grand Slam and is the youngest number 1 in the history of our sport. 

Regarding the importance of the Grand Slams for him, he commented: "The Grand Slams are my main motivation. I have won the first Grand Slam of the season and I am in the final of the second one. I'm flattered to see that there are records on the table but I need to add another win to be on that list. I know what I need to do. I am fully focused with my team. We are already thinking about the next opponent and hopefully we can lift the title."

The 24-year-old Norwegian tennis player was surprised in the first Grand Slam of the year when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open. After being eliminated in the second consecutive match in Acapulco, Indian Wells and ATP Miami. In April he won the ATP Estoril. After winning his first title in 2023 he was eliminated in the second match at ATP Monte Carlo and Barcelona, while in Madrid in his first match. In Rome he reached the semifinals, but lost against Danish Rune. Before playing the second Grand Slam of the year, he fell in his second match at the ATP Geneva in Switzerland. At Roland Garros he has eliminated Ymer, Zeppieri, Zhang, Jarry, Rune and Zverev to reach the final.

The Serb, now world number three, started 2023 by winning the Adelaide ATP and then took the first Grand Slam, lifting the Australian Open in his return to the tournament. In ATP Dubai he reached the semifinals where he ended his perfect start and cut his 15-match winning streak when he suffered his first defeat of the year against Daniil Medvedev. A month later he returned to the courts in his first clay court tournament where he lost in the round of 16 against Lorenzo Musetti. In Banja Luka ATP he was defeated in the round of 16 by his compatriot Lajovic. Due to shoulder discomfort he missed the Madrid Masters 1000. In Rome, where he was defending his title, he reached the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Rune. In this Roland Garros he is already in the semifinals where he has eliminated Kovacevic, Fucsovics, Davidovich, Varillas, Khachanov and Carlos Alcaraz, facing the Russian and the Spaniard were the only matches in which he lost a set in the second Grand Slam of the year.

Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud have met four times, with a favorable balance for the Serb who has won all four duels. The last time they met was in the final of the ATP Finals in November 2022 where the player from Belgrade won 7-5, 6-3. This was the only time they faced each other in a tournament final and for the first time they will meet in a Grand Slam.

The match will be played at the Philippe Chatrier court, located in the city of Paris, which was rebuilt in 2019 and has a capacity of 15,225 spectators.

Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will meet in the final of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the year;
 

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