it’s the day of the Djokovic-Ruud-Corriere.it men’s final

Will be Novak Djokovic versus Casper Ruud the final, scheduled today Sunday 11 June, of Roland Garros (2.30 pm). The throne was left vacant by Rafa Nadal, who was largely absent from this event. So, however it goes, Paris will have a new king. The Serbian has an important appointment with history: it would be the third title on clay, after the triumphs of 2016 and 2021, the 23rd Grand Slam title. A goal that would definitively separate him from Rafa.

Furthermore, a success in the final would guarantee a Djokovic the new top of the ranking, but it won’t be a foregone conclusion. In fact, Ruud has reached the second consecutive final in Paris and will want to close the circle on his favorite surface. That said, Novak can boast some luxury poker on Ruud. The tally of precedents reads 4-0 in favor of the Serbian. Nole ruled the Norwegian twice in Rome, in 2020 and 2022, and twice at the Finals, in 2021 and 2022. In the semifinals, Djokovic eliminated Carlos Alcaraz, in a sort of early final. In the first two sets he finishes 6-3 for Nole, 5-7 for the Spanish champion. In the third set Alcaraz had to stop and asked for the intervention of the masseur and, automatically, the penalty break was triggered against him because this type of physical problem does not allow the exchanges to stop. The match resumes and Djokovic wins the third and fourth sets 6-1, 6-1.

Instead, Ruud beat German Alexander Zverev: 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. A one-sided match, with the Norwegian doing everything right without ever getting excited and the German making too many mistakes, not taking advantage of the few opportunities to put his opponent in serious difficulty. And now he will try to beat Djokovic. . Roland Garros is a Discovery exclusive. The reference channels on Sky’s bouquet are 210 and 211, i.e. Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, streaming on Discovery Plus and Dazn.