Daniil Medvedev

ousts Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2 in the semifinal in New York on Friday. Medvedev will have to play Novak Djokovic in the final. The match lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes. The key moment was when the Russian player managed to recover a 2-5 deficit in the 2nd set to win 5 consecutive games.

This run will match his best result in this tournament as Daniil has already reached the final in 2019 when he lost in 5 sets to Rafael Nadal. Here you can see his history at this event.

Medvedev will have the tough task of trying to contain Novak Djokovic in the final as the Serbian legend is pursuing a year Grand Slam.

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Medvedev's Record

The Russian added to his prize money $ 575,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 1,250,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Daniil will add $ 1,250,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 2,500,000 in total.

Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. Felix Auger Aliassime U.S. Open – New York

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At the end of the match, Medvedev scored 104 points vs. Auger-Aliassime’s 73.

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Daniil served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (48/59) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (14/27) on his second serve. Medvedev blasted 12 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Medvedev was remarkable in converting all the break points (5/5).

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On the other side, Auger-Aliassime was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Medvedev and Auger-Aliassime is 2-0 for Daniil.

Draw and next match H2H: Daniil Medvedev vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Medvedev will play Djokovic in the final.

This will be the 9th time that Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne back in February 2021.

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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Medvedev conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

They contested 56 points. The Russian won 12 more points than the Canadian (34-22). The Russian dropped 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, Auger-Aliassime conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

Medvedev won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 6th

(2-4) game, Medvedev broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.

The Canadian was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-5 to 7-5.

The Russian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 9th (3-5 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). On the other side, Auger-Aliassime converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A).

They played 74 points. The Russian won 8 more points than Auger-Aliassime (41-33). Medvedev surrendered 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the court, Felix conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).

Medvedev in this set played at a much higher level than Felix and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking the Canadian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

Certainly, a key moment was when Medvedev won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

They played 47 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than the Canadian (31-16). The Russian surrendered 6 points on serve (18-6). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

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