The Philippe-Chatrier court at Porte d’Auteuil was packed for the Roland-Garros final on Sunday June 11, 2023. The men’s singles final of the Parisian tournament pitted Novak Djokovic against Casper Ruud. For his seventh final, the 36-year-old Serb won 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 7-5, offering himself his third victory but especially his 23rd in a Grand Slam tournament.
Many personalities had made the trip to follow this historic moment: Pierre Niney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jean Dujardin and Nathalie Péchalat, Hugh Grant, Tom Brady, Tony Yoka, Olivier Giroud, Benjamin Pavard or Théo Hernandez. But it was Kylian Mbappé and Zlatan Ibrahimovic who caught all the attention. Moreover, some Internet users and in particular the comedian, Pierre-Antoine Damecour wanted to highlight the gesture of the young retiree towards the star of Paris-Saint-Germain and the French team: “Admit Kylian, you’re kidding but he crushed your thigh in real life”tweeted the chain sniper the team with supporting photo.
confess @KMbappe you’re kidding but he crushed your thigh in real life pic.twitter.com/JXyeDZSCed
— Pierre-Antoine Damecour (@padamecour) June 11, 2023
After this new success which propelled him to the highest step in the history of world tennis, Novak Djokovic gave a long speech in which he thanked the sports stars for having made the trip. “I wanted to thank the footballers present. Giroud, Ibra, Mbappé, Tom Brady, I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for being there, it’s a great honor to have great players like that in the stands, and I hope to see you again next year”he said.
Respect between athletes!#Roland Garrospic.twitter.com/GGxVAHZYy4
— Prime Video Sport France (@PVSportFR) June 11, 2023
Before going on vacation, Kylian Mbappé still has to take part in two meetings. Indeed, the Blues have an appointment with the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Gibraltar (June 16) and Greece (June 19). The objective will be to win these two matches in order to get closer to qualifying for this tournament to be held in Germany.
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