Novak Djokovic took home his twelfth Grand Slam title, his fourth in a row and the very first at Roland-Garros. He became the eighth man ever to win all four Major tournaments, after Donald Budge, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Having won the Australian Open and the Masters 1000 tournaments at Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid, he became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the first two Majors of the season. This string of achievements affirmed his status as the boss of world tennis.
Nevertheless, this title marked the end of a cycle for Nole, who then experienced a sort of ‘comedown’, both physically and mentally. He lost his place on the No.1 throne to Andy Murray at the end of the season, after a symbolic duel won by the latter in the final of the Masters. It was difficult to imagine at the time, but the two men were nearing the end of their fierce rivalry and would play one another for the 36th and last time in early 2017, in the final in Doha. As for Djokovic, he would have to wait two years before securing another Grand Slam title, at Wimbledon in 2018.