{"id":261984,"date":"2026-05-26T01:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/26\/novak-djokovic-chases-25th-major-title-after-shaky-french-open-start\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T01:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:46:59","slug":"novak-djokovic-chases-25th-major-title-after-shaky-french-open-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/05\/26\/novak-djokovic-chases-25th-major-title-after-shaky-french-open-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic Chases 25th Major Title After Shaky French Open Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0081\/image-99f36a0f-348b-48d4-90bc-ded24ad62ed6.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Djokovic \/ Photo: Getty Images<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Sangpil Lee] Novak Djokovic, the sport&#8217;s living legend (Serbia, world No. 4), moved through the first round of the 2026 French Open with relative ease.<\/p>\n<p> On the 24th (local time) at Roland-Garros in Paris, Djokovic defeated Giovanni Umpech Pericar (France, No. 83) in the men&#8217;s singles opening round, 3-1 in sets (5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4).<\/p>\n<p> Djokovic now owns 24 major titles, tied with retired Australian Margaret Court for the all-time record.<\/p>\n<p> However, he has not added a major since 2024. 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