In a battle of former world no.1 Novak Djokovic tops Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in New York on Sunday. The battle lasted 3 hours and 17 minutes. This is the 4 times won this tournament that Novak wins the tournament. Here you can see when his history at this event. This is Djokovic’s 24th slam!
Djokovic added $ 1,500,000 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned $ 3,000,000 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev U.S. Open – New York
Djokovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 118 points vs. Medvedev’s 97.
Djokovic
The Serbian served very well to win 81% of the points (48/59) behind his first serve, and he won 54% points (27/50) on his second serve. Novak was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6).
Medvedev
On the other side, Medvedev was struggling when converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and Medvedev is 10-5 for Novak.
This was the 96th career title for the Serbian. (see list of titles and finals). Daniil remains with 20th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
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Djokovic didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Daniil Medvedev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break resulted decisive for the Serbian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
The Serbian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 58 points. Novak was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than the Russian (33-25). Novak lost 10 points on serve (21-10). on the other side of the court, Daniil conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).
The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Finally, Djokovic won the tiebreak at 7-5.
Tiebreak
Djokovic won 2 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Daniil won a minibreak in the 2nd (2-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Djokovic wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 40-A). The Serbian saved 1 set point when he was trailing 4-5. On the other side, Medvedev was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A).
They contested 110 points. Novak conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Daniil (58-52). The Serbian surrendered 15 points on serve (38-15). On the other side, the Russian conceded 20 points on serve (37-20).
Djokovic won the set after he broke Daniil in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game. Daniil tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Yet, Novak didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 6-3.
The Serbian was unerring in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-3 15-40).
They contested 47 points. Djokovic won 7 more points than the Russian (27-20). Djokovic lost 9 points on serve (17-9). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).
Novak Djokovic in New York |
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