Medvedev Defeats Djokovic To Win US Open Men’s Final
Daniil Medvedev shattered Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam dream with a straight-sets victory in the US Open final on Sunday, denying the world number one a record-breaking 21st major men’s singles title.
Russia’s second-ranked Medvedev dominated Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to prevent the first calendar-year Grand Slam since 1969 and keep Djokovic level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal atop the career Slam title list.
“Sorry for you fans and Novak because we all know what he was going for,” Medvedev said.
With Sunday’s victory, Medvedev also shut down Djokovic’s chance (at least, this season) to overtake his rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, for the all-time men’s record of Grand Slam singles titles. Now, Djokovic will finish out this tennis season still tied with his ‘Big Three’ competitors at 20 Grand Slam titles each. Djokovic, the youngest of the ‘Big Three’ at 34-years-old, has won eight of his 20 major championships in the last three years. Both Nadal (35-years-old) and Federer (40-years-old) missed this year’s US Open tournament with injuries.
Medvedev also becomes the first man since Rafael Nadal in 2010 and second since Ivan Lendl in 1987 to drop only one set en route to a US Open men’s singles title.
