At the French Open today the men's grand final: Novak Djokovic meets Stefanos Tsitsipas - we are in the live ticker.
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Paris - buckle up, let's go!
The final of the French Open * will take place in Paris this Sunday.
Long-running Novak Djokovic * or youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas - who will celebrate the Grand Slam title in the end?
Djokovic has been making no bones about it for some time, which is still what drives him at 34 years old.
"When I end my career, I want to go down in history as the player who has won the most Grand Slam * tournaments," said the Serb only in February after his triumph at the Australian Open.
He has now accepted that he has no chance in the fight for the favor of tennis fans against Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
But when it comes to the number of Grand Slam titles, Djokovic has a very good chance of outdoing his two permanent rivals.
French Open: Final in the live ticker - Djokovic or Tsitsipas?
Federer and Nadal have won one of the four most important tournaments 20 times.
Djokovic currently has 18 titles, and the 19th is to be added in Paris.
In the final of the French Open, the world number one will meet the Greek Tsitsipas at 3 p.m. (Eurosport) today.
Djokovic actually deserves the Coupe des Mousquetaires *, which is available in Paris for the title, by now.
Because he has achieved something that is definitely one of the greatest challenges in world sport.
Djokovic defeated Nadal in the semifinals, in Paris, where the 35-year-old Mallorcan always dominated at will and has already won the title 13 times.
A performance "as if you were climbing Mount Everest," said Djokovic after his world-class performance against Nadal.
French Open: Final in the live ticker - Djokovic beats Nadal, Tsitsipas defeated Zverev
But for the 19th Grand Slam title he also has to beat Tsitsipas, which will not be easy because the Greek is in great shape this year. The 22-year-old, who defeated Alexander Zverev in five sets in the semifinals, leads the annual ranking and has already won the clay court tournaments in Monte Carlo and Lyon before the French Open. "I'll have to play my best tennis again," said Djokovic.
Barbora Krejcikova did that on Saturday. The 25-year-old Czech won the final against Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4 and thus won the first Grand Slam title of her career. "I still can't believe what I've done here," said the surprise winner. Krejcikova was able to crown her time in Paris on Sunday. She won the doubles final with her compatriot Katerina Siniakova.
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