Roland Garros will haunt Novak Djokovic no longer.For the first time in his career, the world No. 1 won the French Open and completed the career Grand Slam, defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday. It was Djokovic's fourth straight Grand Slam title and his sixth in the last eight Grand Slams tournaments. This remarkable run of dominance has left him all alone at the summit of the men's game.It also left him one step closer to reaching the peak where the best players in history reside, as Dan Wolken of USA Today noted:He became just the third man in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles at one time, perTelegraph Sport.Sunday's win also removed the rather large monkey from his back that seemed to hop on for the ride every time he stepped on the Roland Garros clay. Before Sunday, he had reached the French Open final three times, only to lose.ESPN Stats & Information has more on the long road Djokovic took before finally claiming his first French Open title:Djokovic won 64 percent of his first-serve points, ripped 61 winnersto just 23 for Murrayand was phenomenal at the net, winning 26 of his 33 net points, which included some scintillating shots throughout the match.Neither player particularly burdened himself with mistakes, as Djokovic hit 37 unforced errors and Murray hit 39.Murray looked like he might beat Djokovic early on, rolling to an easy first-set win behind four aces and a 73.6 win percentage on his first-serve points.Points like this one had Murray looking capable of winning his first title in France, per Roland Garros:But Djokovic came surging back.The world No. 1 obliterated Murray in the next set, ripping 11 winners, forcing five break points and breaking Murray twice. The Scot only managed one break point, and he couldn't convert it.Of course, when Djokovic starts hitting shots like this one, he's tough to beat:Djokovic continued his dominance in the third set, as he blasted another 13 winners and seemed to be in complete control of the match.Even the crowd could sense victory was imminent and rallied behind him, per Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times:Murray put up a fight early in the fourth set, but inevitability had set in, as Matt Jones of Bleacher Report noted:Djokovic even cracked a smile after going up 5-2:Murray, to his credit, kept fighting. He broke Djokovic in the next game and held serve after that, making things a bit nervy for the top seed. But the Serbian, ever calm and collected, regained control and won his next service game, finally conquering the cruel Roland Garros clay.As the French would say, "Vouloir, c'est pouvoir." Essentially, that translates to the popular English adage, "Where there's a will, there's a way."Djokovic had always displayed the will at Roland Garros. On Sunday, after multiple heartbreaks in the past, he finally found the way.Post-Match ReactionAfter the contest, it was hardly surprising that both Murray and Djokovic exuded class. Murray, in particular, was gracious in his praise of Djokovic, per Reem AbulleilofSport360:Finally to Novak, this is his day today. What he's achieved the last 12 months is phenomenal, winning all four slams in one year is an amazing achievement. This is something that is so rare in tennis, it's not happened for an extremely long time and it's going to take a long time for it to happen again. It sucks to lose the match but I'm proud to be a part of today. So congratulations Novak, well done.Djokovic extended praise to Murray as well."It was a pleasure to play against you once more, Im sure I will be seeing you with the big trophies in the future," he said to Murray in the center of the court after the match, per Roland Garros.He also thanked the crowd:And of course, he thanked his supporting cast."My family, my team, my loves, thank you so much for tolerating everything on a daily basis," he said, per Roland Garros.While Djokovic now holds the career Grand Slam and currently holds all four titles, his work certainly isn't done this year, as he now turns his attention to obtaining all four of the major tournaments in 2016. Wimbledon is next. He's won there three times. Then the U.S. Open. He's won there twice. At this point, who is going to bet against him to win both'And more importantly: Who is going to stop him'You can follow TimothyRapponTwitter.
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