He became the first man to win all four tennis majors at least three times, joining three women who did so ( Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and Margaret Court). “I’m obviously overwhelmed with most beautiful emotions at the moment but also huge relief because so much tension, so much intensity, so much, I guess, pressure and expectations.”ĭjokovic also broke Nadal’s record as the oldest French Open singles champion. “I waited for this moment and worked really, really hard to eventually get a shot at the historic Grand Slam title,” he said. He began his victory speech in French, saying it was special to break the record at the major that has been the most difficult for him to win. Favorite us! Follow Djokovic won the French Open for his 23rd Grand Slam singles title, breaking the men’s record he shared with Rafael Nadal, a record that he may now own for a very long time.ĭjokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in Sunday’s final at Roland Garros. It doesn’t owe me anything, but I feel I owe my sport.” “I’m blessed to have longevity in this sport. “I’m happy to finish this race and make it to Tokyo, but I did it today on a wing and a prayer,” she said, according to organizers. The others are Berlin, Boston, Chicago and New York City.
women’s history.īenoit Samuelson plans to race the Tokyo Marathon to complete her set of doing all six annual World Marathon Majors. Her personal best - 2:21:21 - still holds up. Before that, she won the first Olympic women’s marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, plus the Boston Marathon in 19 and the Chicago Marathon in 1985. “I am a grandmother now to Charlotte, and it’s my goal to run 5K with her.”īenoit Samuelson raced the 1987 Boston Marathon while three months pregnant with Abby. “She may have beaten me with my replacement knee, but everybody said I wouldn’t do it! I will never say never,” Benoit Samuelson said, according to race organizers. She took pleasure in being joined in the race by daughter Abby, who crossed in 2:58:19. Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first Olympic women’s marathon champion in 1984, ran her first 26.2-mile race in three years at Sunday’s London Marathon and won her age group.īenoit Samuelson, 65, clocked 3 hours, 20 minutes, 20 seconds to top the women’s 65-69 age group by 7 minutes, 52 seconds.
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