Photos: French Open final 2016. Novak Djokovic will meet Andy Murray in the French Open men's final on Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. … Hide Caption. [14], Andy Murray won the pre-match coin toss and elected to serve first. Djokovic reflects on his climb to No. At the French Open, Novak Djokovic Is Aiming to Rewind to 2016. Djokovic reflects on his climb to No. Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Major-Triumph für Djokovic, der zudem den Kalender-Grand-Slam mit Erfolgen in Wimbledon, bei den US Open und … 2016 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying, Official Roland Garros 2016 Men's Singles Draw, 2016 French Open – Men's draws and results, "French Open men's final: Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win title – as it happened", "Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win first French Open title", "Novak Djokovic eyes calendar slam after French Open title", "Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open with wrist problem before third round", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_French_Open_–_Men%27s_Singles&oldid=996129076, Pages using infobox tennis tournament year footer with an unknown event, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 18:22. After Murray held once more, Djokovic converted his third match point to win the match in four sets and finally break his French Open curse. After three hours and three minutes, World No. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles in the 2016 edition. Following the match, Djokovic thanked his coaching staff and family for their support: Murray's run meant he had now also reached the final of each of the four Grand Slam tournaments at least once in his career. [8][9][10] En route to the final, he dropped just one set, the first one in his fourth-round match against Roberto Bautista-Agut. The reigning champion entered the 2016 Australian Open as the top seed. This tournament marked the first time in the 21st century that Roger Federer did not play at a main draw Grand Slam singles event, ending a record of 65 consecutive Grand Slam appearances, the last Grand Slam he missed having been the 1999 US Open. The world No. For all the chaos, 2016 French Open will have two marquee finals • Dominic Thiem, now embedded in the top 10, is a future star. [15], However, Djokovic would hit back in the second set, taking the second and third sets for the loss of just three games to take a two-sets-to-one lead. Stan Wawrinka … Insgesamt war es der 12. Djokovic also improved his record for the most ranking points ever held by any player to 16,950. 1 Novak Djokovic kept his quest for his first French Open title alive on Thursday, beating Belgian Steve Darcis 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 to advance to the third round. 1 … From where he started off in this match to where he finished, what a contrast, and it just goes to show how great a champion he is. Novak Djokovic claimed his first-ever French Open title after coming from behind to down Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday in Paris.. Roland Garros will haunt Novak Djokovic no longer. Novak Djokovic created history at the 2016 French Open on Sunday, completing a career Grand Slam of tennis titles when he defeated Andy Murray at Roland Garros in Paris. Über den French-Open-Sieger 2016 gab es bald keine Zweifel mehr. Welcome to The Hindu’s live coverage of the French Open 2016 final. French Open 2016: Kerber raus - Djokovic, Nadal, Murray und Williams weiter Für Angelique Kerber ist bei dne French Open in Paris bereits in Runde eins Endstation. His win over Wawrinka was regarded as "his best ever performance on clay". French Open 2016: Novak Djokovic set to meet Rafa Nadal - CNN. Dagegen haben Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams und Andy Murray den Sprung in … this is my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhgFK0zEvRFfdsG0golGCA Djokovic winning the 2016 French Open and completing the career Grand Slam and 'Nole Slam'. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Win in the fourth round of the Italian Andreas Seppi has become the 33rd in a row against Italian opposition (only defeat in his first meeting with an Italian player at 2004 Umag to Filip… Results Roundup. US Open: Novak Djokovic was asked in 2016 about angry behavior Into third round after third-set fightback defeated French teen Quentin Halys. Following the match, Djokovic thanked his coaching staff and family for their support: My family, my team, my loves, thank you so much for tolerating everything on a daily basis. [1] By winning the 2016 French Open, Djokovic not only completed a career Grand Slam, he also became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Major titles simultaneously,[2] while he also became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same calendar year.[3][4]. In the fourth, Djokovic broke twice to hold a 5–2 lead, but would double-fault on break point down to surrender one of those breaks, reducing the margin to 5–3. 2012, 2014 und 2015 war der Serbe in Roland Garros jeweils im Endspiel gescheitert. Maybe on the quicker surfaces you can do that. [11], Murray, on the other hand, endured consecutive five-set matches against Radek Štěpánek and Mathias Bourgue in his first two matches; in the former, he was two-sets-to-love down and was two points away from what would've been his earliest defeat at the French Open since 2006 before he rallied to win in five sets. He's rock solid, he knows his game so well and he's mentally focused. I didn’t serve particularly well today. Djokovic also became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win both the Australian and French Opens in the same calendar year;[3] Additionally, he spent his 200th week at number one in the ATP rankings during the first week of the tournament and his 100th week in a row at number one in the ATP rankings during the second week of the tournament. Auch in den Sätzen 3 und 4 schaffte Djokovic jeweils ein frühes Break. Andy Murray to hit with Novak Djokovic in Rome with French Open on his mind; ... a wild card for the 2020 French Open, ... men's singles gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Games. Djokovic … ... That would be his 2016 victory in Paris, which allowed him to simultaneously hold all four Grand Slam singles titles. I'm sure I will be seeing you with the big trophies in the future. French Open 2016 Men's Final: Djokovic vs Murray Preview, Predictions 0 of 7 Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray during the trophy ceremony at the 2016 BNL d'Italia in Rome. Djokovic started his title defence against Korean Chung Hyeon, defeating the 19-year-old in straight sets (10th consecutive win in first-round Australian Open without dropping a set). He was broken to love in the opening game of the match, but he would break straight back and would hold the remainder of his service games to take the opening set 6–3. • No. [16], The chair umpire throughout the match was Damien Dumusois.[17]. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Andy Murray. In the lead-up to the French Open, Djokovic and Murray contested the finals at both the Madrid and Rome Masters in May; these were the first two times that the pair contested a final on clay. The match took place on the final day of the 2016 edition of the 15-day French Open, held every May and June. On this surface, it’s harder to get free points on your second serve. "At French Open 2016, he threw his racquet behind him and a very quick-footed linesman behind him stepped out of its way, it was coming for his head. A significant part of the Djokovic–Murray rivalry, it pitted the world's top two players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, against each other in a Grand Slam final for the seventh time. At that point, history seemed to favour Murray, who had never previously lost a match at Roland Garros after winning the opening set, while he had also not lost a match after winning the opening set in 49 consecutive Grand Slam matches. You serve 100 miles an hour second serve on the grass, that’s a little bit different to doing it on a slow, heavy clay court. It’s going to come back more often. [5], Djokovic entered the French Open as the favourite for the tournament,[6][7] and after winning each of his first three matches in straight sets, his title chances multiplied when nine-times champion Rafael Nadal withdrew mid-tournament due to a wrist injury. Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to capture his first French Open Men's Singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain's Andy Murray to win his first French Open title and complete the career Grand Slam. [12] He proceeded to win his next two matches in straight sets, before defeating Richard Gasquet[13] and defending champion Stan Wawrinka[14] in the quarter and semi-finals respectively to reach his first French Open final. Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam and achieved a non-calendar year Grand Slam with this title, becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once and the first man in history to do so on three different surfaces.