Novak Djokovic's 2023 Roland Garros was historic but just how historic was it? The numbers can explain that the best.
Novak Djokovic won the 2023 Roland Garros by beating Casper Ruud in the final and he became the first man ever to win 23 Grand Slam titles. That's one of the many records he broke during this run and while the most important one, it's certainly not the only one.
He also became the only player to win each of four of the grand slams at least three times, and he also replaced Roger Federer as the player with the best tiebreak winning percentage. All of that makes this run very iconic but there are plenty of other things he was able to complete at this year's French Open.
Another impressive achievement is the Serb being the player who has the most season with multiple Grand Slam wins. Djokovic has now won multiple Grand Slams in seven seasons (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023). That's a better mark than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who both have six, and the most in the open era of tennis.
He's also won 21 or more consecutive matches at Grand Slams for the 5th time in his career. That's a far better mark than any other player, as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did it twice with Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, and Pete Sampras doing it once.
This triumph at Roland Garros is also his 94th tournament victory at the ATP level which equalled Lendl for 3rd most in the open era. He's now 9 behind Roger Federer and 15 behind Connors. He also became the 4th oldest Grand Slam champion ever and the oldest Roland Garros champion ever.
It was also Djokovic's 3rd Grand Slam final since turning 35 trailing only Roger Federer (4) and Ken Rosewall (6). He's also put his name among the best in Grand Slam champions percentage-wise with the triumph.
Only Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver have a greater percentage of grand slam wins compared to the number they played. Borg won 11/27 (32.9%), Laver won 5/15 (33.3%) while Djokovic won 23/70 (32.9%).
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