Noval Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud live at Roland Garros

The Norwegian tennis player managed to hold his serve, hit again with more conviction and did not let Djokovic break his serve again. Ruud adds and gets 1-3.

Leading the first set and breaking in the second game, Djokovic clearly shows that he seems to have dominated Ruud in the mental game. The Serbian does not give him a chance, makes it clear that he is no longer enough for the Norwegian by varying the heights and it is 3-0.

Djokovic hit Ruud (almost) KO again, breaking his serve in the second game (2-0). The Serbian points to his mind and sends clear signals to his rival.

The Serbian came out more lucid and determined in the second set. Djokovic took the lead 1-0, with his service and without giving Ruud opportunities, who no longer finds answers in his strategy at the start of the match.

When the moment requires it…, the old fox appears, the man of a thousand battles. Djokovic played the tie-break in an incredible way, with more lucidity than in the entire match, and took the invaluable first set against Ruud, 7-6 (7-1). 1h21m of game. Djokovic played six tie-breaks during this French Open and won them all.

With the Nole serve, the game 4-5, 0-15, they gave away the best point in the final so far and the official account of the tournament was in charge of viralizing what Ruud did to get 30-0. Finally Djokovic held his serve and made it 5-5.

Ruud went through a sensitive moment. Djokovic gave him a break chance, but he was able to defend it. Nole suffered a fall on the brick dust. Ruud finally held the serve (5-4).

Far from being intimidated, Ruud remains focused and gives Nole a chance to break, but the Serb dresses as an escapist, plays it safe and defends his serve (4-4).

Moment that can be key emotionally. After a very long rally, Djokovic broke Ruud’s serve, who missed a simple smash. He will take out the Serbian 3-4.

Nole stays in the game, but can’t win back the early break he offered. Ruud is solid in his proposal and gives the Serb a lot of work. The game is 4-2, but the Norwegian looks clearer in his search.

He does not seem comfortable, but he was able to impose his game and keep his service and thus put the game 1-3. The Serb is looking for answers to counter Ruud’s proposal.

Yannick Noah was the last French Roland Garros men’s singles champion. Forty years after his title, the organization determined that he be the one to hand over the cup to the champion in 2023.

It was difficult for him to keep his serve after breaking Djokovic’s, but Ruud held his serve, maintained his strategy of varying the heights of his shots and prevailed 3-0.

So far, Ruud’s strategy appears very clear: play him high (with a parable) and heavy against Djokovic, forcing him not to hit comfortably. The Norwegian’s plan seems to be working perfectly.

Very long second game, with Djokovic serving. Ruud generated three break chances and, in the third, he achieved the goal. The Norwegian leads 2-0.

Everyone wants to be part of the grand final, which is why different personalities from the world of sports can be seen in the stands, such as Kylian Mbappé who is next to Zlatan Ibrahimović.

The match umpire is Frenchman Damien Dumusois. A curiosity: Djokovic’s last two Grand Slam defeats occurred with this judge in the chair. They were against Medvedev in the 2021 US Open final and against Nadal in the 2022 Roland Garros quarterfinals.

The players come out onto the field. Djokovic is the one who gets the biggest ovation. “Nole, Nole, Nole”, roars the stadium.

False alarm. The roof of the Philippe-Chatrier opens. It had been closed for the show of the orchestra that played Ravel’s Bolero. In any case, it is not ruled out that it can be closed in less than an hour.

The organizers did not want to take risks or cause delays during the clash between Djokovic and Ruud, therefore, they decided to close the roof of the Philippe-Chatrier. The chances of rain increased in the last minutes (40%), so they went ahead and already deployed the retractable roof.

Djokovic would be the first man to win each Grand Slam at least three times. Margaret Court, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams are the women who did manage to achieve that record. Besides. Nole would be the oldest champion of the age to be crowned at Roland Garros, at 36 years and 20 days, ahead of Nadal, who won last year at 36 and 2.

Due to the delay of the women’s doubles final, the game between Djokovic and Ruud will begin approximately 30 minutes later. The skies in Paris are quite gray and the organizers are keeping an eye on the weather to determine if it will be necessary to close the roof of the Philippe-Chatrier for the first time in two weeks. There is a 30% chance of rain.

The Norwegian Casper Ruud, number 4 in the ranking, who eliminated the German Alexander Zverev in three sets in the semifinals: 6-3, 6-4 and 6-0, will seek revenge at Roland Garros, since in 2022 he also agreed to the final in France, but could not with Rafael Nadal.

With this they are already seven the finals that Djokovic will play in the Philippe Chatrierwhere he has already won twice at Roland Garros: in 2016, he beat Andy Murray (3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4) and in 2021, he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-7( 6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4).

Good morning, the live broadcast of the Roland Garros final between Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud begins at Court Philippe Chatrier.