Djokovic vs Ruud, French Open Final Highlights:  Djokovic wins 23rd Grand Slam title

 Djokovic wins 23rd Grand Slam title! 
Djokovic* 7-5 Ruud

Simply outstanding from Djokovic. No words to define the player's ability,

The Serbian star equalizes again.

Ruud is not showing any signs of giving up. 

 T ace from the Serbian, a big response to the people in the crowd. Holds serve.

Ruud takes the lead in the game.

Djokovic equalizes the set after Serbian hits the forehand long - 30-15. Nevertheless, a simple hold for Djokovic.

Ruud takes the lead.

A strong hold for the Serbian.

Ruud takes the lead in the third set.

Ruud secures a point as he serves down the T and Djokovic nets the forehand return.

Djokovic takes the second set 6-3 in 43 minutes. 

Ruud is trying his best to make a comeback in the game.

Djokovic takes a huge lead in the second set.

Ruud tries to fight back but its hard to beat Novak, who is playing very hard.

Djokovic dosen't seem to stop after such a long run he earns a point.

Second set starts and great performance from both the players Djokovic 40 and Ruud 15

Both players are currently off the court after such a long opening set.

Djokovic wins the tie breaker with a score of 7-1

Heads towards tie break. . Ruud misses with a forehand, giving Djokovic a 3-0 advantage. Ruud scores the first point of the tiebreak with a forehand winner into the deuce court following a wide serve into the ad court.

Ruud goes to the net after receiving a big serve down the T and scores with a fantastic backhand volley, 30-15. Djokovic stumbles once more while attempting a backhand return, 40-15. Ruud forehand volleys the ball to end the match. secures at least a tiebreak for himself.

And its all even so far in the first set, the players are very enthusiastic and are eager to beat each other.

After a big slip from Djokovic, Ruud takes advantage of the moment later on.

What a comeback from the star!  Djokovic handles to land it in this time before discontinuing the point with a crosscourt forehand volley - deuce. Lobbed backhand retrieval from Ruud runs long - game point for Djokovic. Big serve down the T observed by a forehand in the deuce court - Djokovic retains.

What a game so far! 28 shots!, Djokovic asks Ruud to finish with an overhead smash which the Norwegian ends up hitting into the net. Djokovic gets closer!

A heated match between the finalists.

Kylian Mbappe and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were seen in the stands at the men's singles final of the French Open. 

Casper Rudd takes a 2-0 lead in the first set of the French Open final. 

Ruud closed the opening game with a forehand winner down the line, taking the set 

Both players are out on the court, warming up for the highly-anticipated summit clash at Roland Garros.

Casper Ruud picked the first points as the Djokovic vs Ruud, French Open 2023 men's singles final kicked off at Phillipe Chatrier.

The pre-match ceremonies kicked off at the Philippe-Chatrier, as the Djokovic vs Ruud begins in less than 15 minutes.

The Novak Djokovic vs Casper Ruud men's singles final at Roland Garros is slated to kick off at 6:30 p.m. IST.

Having defeated World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open 2023 semifinal, Novak Djokovic now goes head-to-head against Casper Ruud in a bid to win his 23^rd major title. He also eyes to win the summit clash at Roland Garros and become the first man to win each of the Grand Slams at least three times in their career. A win on Sunday, will also make the 36-year-old the No. 1-ranked player in the world.

World no. 4 Casper Ruud defeated Alexander Zverev in the penultimate round and entered the Roland Garros final for the second consecutive time. While he suffered a loss to Rafael Nadal last time around, he now finds himself facing the man who has won the same no. of major titles as Nadal. This will be his third appearance in the finals, in the space of five major events.

In the four encounters so far, Novak has defeated the Norwegian in all four games. The last time they clashed, Djokovic won the hard-court clash by 7-5, 6-3 in the Nitto ATP Finals in Italy in 2022.