Now, though, all roads lead to Paris, and for the GOAT Novak Djokovic, the upcoming tournament is the Slam that has brought him the least joy over the years. While his haul of three Roland Garros titles is by no means shabby, it's the lowest number of trophies that the Serbian collected at any of the Grand Slams throughout his illustrious career. But still, the memories of that 2023 triumph against Casper Ruud remain, and now Nole will be looking to roll back the years one last time. At the age of 38, it remains to be seen how many more times Djokovic will feature at the French Open, or indeed any Grand Slam for that matter. Online tennis betting sites certainly feel like his best days are behind him as well. The latest tennis betting at Bovada odds currently prices the great Nole as a distant +900 outsider to win in Paris this summer, a far bigger price than in years gone by.Whether this is Djokovic's last trip to Paris in a professional capacity remains to be seen. But if it is, at least he gave us these three moments. Here are the Serbian sensation's finest ever moments at Roland Garros.

2007 marked a pivotal year in Djokovic's career. As a 20-year-old emerging talent, he arrived at Roland Garros brimming with promise but remained a largely unknown quantity on the grandest stage. But that status as an unproven commodity wouldn't last for long as the Serbian youngster announced himself to the world with an exhilarating run to his first-ever Grand Slam semifinal.Dominating experienced Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round and breezing past Russia's Igor Andreev in the quarterfinals, Djokovic advanced to a much-anticipated encounter against the defending champion, Rafael Nadal. Despite being just 21 years of age at the time, the Majorca-born star was already a two-time champion and was undefeated at the tournament.Djokovic looked to put an end to that particular streak, but ultimately, he succumbed to the would-be King's brilliance on clay. Despite the defeat, the Serbian’s remarkable tournament was proof of his potential, and it set the stage for the scintillating career that was about to come.

Nine years on from that maiden semifinal, Djokovic was no longer an unproven commodity. Far from it. The Serbian had racked up a mighty ten Grand Slam titles, the seventh most of all time. But the one crown he had not yet won was the French Open.Djokovic reached three finals in four editions of the tournament between 2012 and 2015. Two of them were lost to Nadal. On the one occasion that he finally managed to beat the Spaniard, he squandered the opportunity by losing to Swiss star Stan Wawrinka in the final.By 2016, Nole was finally ready to break his Parisian duck. Nadal headed into the tournament nursing a wrist injury, and he ultimately had to withdraw in the third round. As such, Djokovic knew that he would never have a better chance of winning at Roland Garros, and he set about the task at hand.The Serbian played like a man possessed that summer. He dropped just one set en route to reaching his third straight final, and he was determined to ensure that the third time was indeed the charm. Djokovic met his biggest rival at the time, Andy Murray, in the showpiece, and even the resilient Brit was powerless to resist.Murray took the first set, but from then on, it was all about Djokovic. The four-time finalist displayed nerves of steel to rally from his shaky start, surging back to life by reeling off three straight sets to claim the title and become just the eighth player in history to complete a career Grand Slam.

Fast forward to 2021, and Djokovic was firmly entrenched in a war with Rafael Nadal for the honor of going down in history as the greatest of all time. He trailed the Spaniard in terms of total Grand Slams won, and he had also never picked up a statement win against him in Paris. Sure, Nole managed to beat an injured version of his adversary in straight sets in 2015, but that was his sole victory against Rafa's eight in the opposite direction.The King of Clay, as ever, was the favorite on his preferred surface, but this time around, Djokovic wouldn't be deterred. The match fittingly turned into a grueling, four-set epic, with the Serb ultimately stunning his greatest ever sparring partner with a scintillating display, taking the victory 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.Unlike six years prior, Nole would go on to seal the title with a win against Stefanos Tsitsipas days later. The triumph took Djokovic's haul of Grand Slams to just one fewer than that of Nadal's and in the years since, he has gone on to breeze clear to win 24 in total, two more than the retired Rafa and the most of anybody that's ever picked up a racket.