Novak Djokovic won an incredible battle on Friday against Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Finals in Turin. The Serbian ace looked completely done after losing the second set. Novak was shaking uncontrollably and had issues with his balance at times. Djokovic found his way to winning the match in 3 sets.
During the press conference that followed the encounter, Novak was asked to explain what was happening to his body and if there was any sort of illness. Djokovic replied that the intensity of the fight he was having with Medvedev made his body react in that way.
“It was just fatigue from grueling battle. That’s all I can say. I mean, there was no illness. There was no particular part of the body that was bothering me. It was just overall physical exhaustion from the rallies and from the length of the play,” he commented.
Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals
LWWWWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.8, the Serbian played his last match on the 18th of November when he overcame world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw). Novak Djokovic won this tournament 5 times and he will be the semi-final against Taylor Fritz on Saturday at 2 p.m.
At present, during this year Djokovic has a 40-7 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. Djokovic was the runner-up in Belgrade and in Paris.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
Ranked world no.5, the Russian played his last match on the 18th of November when he lost to world no.8 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, during this year Medvedev achieved an overall 45-19 record. Medvedev has won 2 titles in 2022 in Los Cabos and Vienna. The Russian was the finalist at the Australian Open, in Hertogenbosch and in Halle.
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev played each other 12 times. Their actual head to head record is 8-4 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 18th of November 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
