EXPLAINED. Djokovic says what he will do to beat Medvedev and become the GOAT

Novak Djokovic will play the match of his life against Daniil Medvedev on Sunday when he will have the opportunity to win a historic year Grand Slam.

The Serbian champion has proved plenty of times of having outstanding mental toughness, but his upcoming match will be really a lot to handle.

Djokovic’s recipe to beat Medvedev

During the press conference that followed his semifinal, Novak Djokovic revealed what he will do to beat Daniil Medvedev and conquer the US Open.

” [I will] Just keeping things simple, guys. I know we want to talk about history. I know it’s on the line. I’m aware of it. Of course, I’m aware of it.

But I’m just trying to lock into what I know works for me. I have my routines, I have my people. I isolate myself. I gather all the necessary energy for the next battle, only the next match, the next match.

I said it on the court. I’m going to treat this match as it’s my last one because it’s arguably the most important one of my career maybe. Maybe not, I don’t know. But of this year, for sure.”

Djokovic at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021

Currently ranked no.1, Novak has managed to achieve a composed 44-5 match record in 2021. Djokovic is currently competing at the U.S. Open where he defeated 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 face 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.

Djokovic conquered 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. Djokovic was the runner-up 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)

U.S. Open

Djokovic's Record

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Draw

Medvedev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021

Ranked world no.2 (career-high), the Russian has achieved a 46-10 record in 2021. The Russian is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he bested 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 fight against the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Court. Their actual record is 5-3 for Djokovic.

The Russian conquered 3 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca and in Toronto. The Russian reached the final at the Australian Open.

Medvedev 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)

U.S. Open

Medvedev's Record

Projected
Draw

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev played each other 8 times. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21^st of February 2021.

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