Novak Djokovic won the Roland-Garros final on Sunday against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas after five sets and more than 4 hours of play. Already titled in Melbourne this year, he now aims to win the four Grand Slam victories, says- he at the microphone of Europe 1.
Novak Djokovic passed the most difficult obstacle of his season on Sunday: by winning Roland Garros, he is now in a position to achieve the Grand Slam and become the indisputable GOAT (best player of all time).
The world No. 1, led two sets to zero by Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th), overthrew the Greek 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in 4h11 min, to afford his second Roland-Garros and his 19th Grand Slam title.
"The last 48 hours have been really special for me, with the victory against Nadal, then the final. Winning here, it's fantastic, I'm very happy," he told the microphone of Europe 1, some moments after match point.
"I am in a very good position"
He is now behind, in the race for the number of Grand Slam trophies, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who each have 20. And the world No. 1 does not intend to stop there.
After a victory in Melbourne and one at Roland Garros, he dreams of securing four titles in the four Grand Slam tournaments.
It would be a first since Rod Laver in 1969. “I have achieved a lot of things that many thought was impossible, so why not. I will be aiming for the title at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Olympics. are the three biggest goals of the season for me and I'm in a very good position. "
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After having approached Roland-Garros with "good feelings on the court", the player wants "to try to use this accumulated confidence" to approach as well as possible the London tournament, which opens on June 28. “It's two weeks away, not ideal to go from clay to turf, but I had a fantastic run in 2019
(he won the tournament by beating Roger Federer, nldr)
. had not played, so I hope to stay on that same dynamic. "