Novak Djokovic victorious over Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 53 minutes. This is the 9th times won this tournament that Novak wins the tournament.
The Serbian added $ 1,250,000 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 2,750,000 in total after conquering this tournament.
Djokovic was pleased about the outcome and he had great words for Daniil:
“I really like Daniil as a person off the court. He’s great, always very friendly, very outgoing but on the court he’s definitely one of the toughest players that I ever faced in my life. It’s a matter of time when you’re going to hold a grand slam that’s for sure … but if you don’t mind waiting a few more years.”
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev Australian Open – Melbourne
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Djokovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 87 points vs. Daniil’s 68.
Djokovic
The Serbian was pretty good at converting 64% of the break points that he conquered (7/11).
Medvedev
On the other side, Medvedev didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Medvedev is 5-3 for Novak.
This was the 82nd career title for Djokovic. (see list of the title). The Russian remains with 9th titles. (see list of the title)
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Djokovic had a favorable start in this set after breaking in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Novak to win the set as Medvedev managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Serbian kept his cool to break Daniil in the 12th (7-5) game.
The Serbian converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Medvedev was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-3 15-40).
They contested 59 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Medvedev (32-27). Djokovic conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).
conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Djokovic refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Daniil 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
A defining moment of this set was when Novak won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
The Serbian converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They contested 47 points. Novak conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the Russian (27-20). Novak dropped 10 points on serve (15-10). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).
Djokovic commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Serbian extended his lead after breaking the Russian in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
Novak was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Medvedev was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 49 points. The Serbian was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Daniil (28-21). Djokovic lost 8 points on serve (17-8). on the other side of the net, Daniil conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).