Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev are going to face off in a finger-licking US Open final on Sunday. Novak Djokovic has the opportunity to win a historic year Grand Slam after he conquered the Australian Open, the Roland Garros, and Wimbledon in 2021.
Djokovic has a positive head-to-head record against the world number 2 after defeating him 5 times and losing only on 3 occasions. The Serbian sensation also has played against Medvedev 3 times in a best-of-five match. Novak won all of them.
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Djokovic at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.1, Djokovic has managed to achieve a 44-5 record in 2021. The Serbian is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-1, Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 6-3 6-2, Kei Nishikori 6-74 6-3 6-3 6-2, Jenson Brooksby 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2, Matteo Berrettini 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-3 and Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2.
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.2 Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Court. Their current record is 5-3 for Djokovic.
Novak clinched 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. Djokovic was the finalist in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Novak won 85 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 17 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 7 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Medvedev has managed to achieve a compiled 46-10 win-loss record in 2021. The Russian is participating at the U.S. Open where he ousted Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 6-1, Dominik Koepfer 6-4 6-1 6-2, Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-4 6-3, Daniel Evans 6-3 6-4 6-3, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2.
Daniil Medvedev will face the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Court. Their actual head to head record is 5-3 for Djokovic.
Medvedev clinched 3 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca and in Toronto. The Russian got to the final at the Australian Open.
Daniil won 12 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev played each other 8 times. Their head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21st of February 2021.
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