2016 French Open – Men's singles final first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Major titles simultaneously, while he also became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same calendar year. The match took place on the final day of the 2016 edition of the 15-day French Open, held every May and June. In the lead-up to the French Open, Djokovic and Murray contested the finals at both the Madrid and Rome Masters in May; these were the first two times that the pair contested a final on clay. Both dethroned each
2016 French Open – Men's singles final Mathias Bourgue in his first two matches; in the former, he was two-sets-to-love down and was two points away from what would've been his earliest defeat at the French Open since 2006 before he rallied to win in five sets. He proceeded to win his next two matches in straight sets, before defeating Richard Gasquet and defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the quarter and semi-finals respectively to reach his first French Open final. His win over Wawrinka was regarded as "his best ever performance on clay". Andy Murray won the pre-match coin toss and elected to serve first. He was