Novak Djokovic is about to face Daniil Medvedev for the second time in 2021 in the US Open final where he will try to clinch a historical year Grand Slam. The previous match against Medvedev was great for the Serbian sensation who defeated Daniil in the Australian Open 7-5 6-2 6-2 after dominating his opponent. The match lasted just 1 hour and 53 minutes.
This is what happened during that match.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Daniil Medvedev Australian Open – Melbourne
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Novak scored 87 points vs. the Russian’s 68.
Djokovic
Novak was sharp when converting 64% of the break points that he conquered (7/11).
Medvedev
On the other side, Medvedev was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (2/4). However, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Medvedev is 5-3 for Novak.
Live score progression and stats
Djokovic conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Daniil Medvedev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Serbian to win the set because Daniil succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Novak kept his cool to break Medvedev in the 12th (7-5) game.
Djokovic 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, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-3 15-40).
They contested 59 points. The Serbian won 5 points more than Daniil (32-27). The Serbian lost 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, Medvedev conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).
got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Daniil Medvedev in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Djokovic was not done to come back to break Medvedev 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) game in 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 Djokovic won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
Djokovic 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, Medvedev was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They played 47 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than the Russian (27-20). Novak dropped 10 points on serve (15-10). on the other side of the net, Daniil conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).
Djokovic was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Daniil Medvedev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Djokovic managed to boost his lead after breaking Daniil in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
The Serbian 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. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Russian (28-21). Djokovic surrendered 8 points on serve (17-8). on the other side of the net, Daniil conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).