Novak Djokovic reaches record 23 grand slam titles after French Open final win

Since his emergence at the top level of professional tennis 18 years ago, Novak Djokovic has used the dizzying bar set by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal before him as inspiration to push himself to his limits, never doubting that he would one day rise above it. What once seemed impossible eventually became inevitable. On Sunday, Djokovic finally surpassed his great rivals in the most significant category of all as he defeated Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 to clinch his 23rd grand slam title, breaking his tie of 22 with Nadal.

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dizzy：眩晕的 🫨

bar：酒吧；柜台；条，棒

never doubting that he would one day rise above it：从不质疑有一天会超过它

What once seemed impossible eventually became inevitable：曾经看是不可能的事情最终成为了必然

inevitable：不可避免的（必然发生的）

editable：可以避免的

surpass：超越，凌驾（sur- = over，above，beyond，in addtion，超过，在上面，来自拉丁语，和 supre- 同源）

rival：对手，竞争者

clinch：钉牢；v. 用手臂钳住；令人折服，紧紧拥抱

tie：除了带子，领带，系，打结的意思，还有不分胜负，平局的意思