Serbian professional tennis player, Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray to win his maiden French Open title. This victory for the world no. 1 Djokovic means he has finally completed his career Grand Slam and adds another title to the 11 already collected Grand Slam trophies.
Novak Djokovic, who is currently ranked world No.1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is generally considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Djokovic has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, a total which is ranked fourth in history (tied with Roy Emerson), and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 200 weeks. By winning three Grand Slam titles in 2011.
The French Open, usually referred to as Roland Garros is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Named after the French aviator Roland Garros, it is the premier clay-court tennis (Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, or brick) championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam event held on clay and ends the clay-court season.
The results of the finals:
Event Champion Runner-up
1. Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic Andy Murray
2. Women’s Singles – Garbine Muguruza Serena Williams
3. Men’s Doubles – Feliciano Lopez Marc López Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
4. Women’s Doubles – Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
The French Open, usually referred to as Roland Garros is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Named after the French aviator Roland Garros, it is the premier clay-court tennis (Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, or brick) championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam event held on clay and ends the clay-court season.
The results of the finals:
Event Champion Runner-up
1. Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic Andy Murray
2. Women’s Singles – Garbine Muguruza Serena Williams
3. Men’s Doubles – Feliciano Lopez Marc López Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
4. Women’s Doubles – Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
So let’s do:
1. Name the Star tennis player, who has won the French Open title 2016 ?
2. Novak Djokovic is a Tennis player of which country ?
Source – The Hindu
