On September 10, Djokovic broke a tie with Serena Williams by defeating Daniil Medvedev in the 2023 US Open final to win a record-breaking 24th Grand Slam championship during the Open Era. He currently shares the record for the most single Major trophies in tennis history with Margaret Court.
During the press conference that followed the final, Novak Djokovic talked bout being a perfectionis. He was quick to acknowledge that he wasn’t the only athlete who had changed as he aged and gave the examples of NFL icon Tom Brady and NBA superstar LeBron James as two athletes who had excelled in their careers.
He commented: “I know I’m not the only one. There are a lot of great champions in different sports that thrive on this kind of approach to perfect themselves, their approach, their game, their performance, their recovery, every single day. On and on. That’s why LeBron James still keeps going at his age, or Tom Brady, you know, greats like that, that are inspiring.”
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 10th of September when he beat world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 96th career title.
This season Novak has an overall 45-5 match record. The Serbian conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Novak was the runner-up in Wimbledon.
Daniil Medvedev in 2023
At the moment ranked no.3, Medvedev played his last match on the 10th of September when he capitulated to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Medvedev has managed to achieve a composed 55-12 match record. Medvedev conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome. Daniil was the runner-up in Indian Wells and U.S. Open.
Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev squared off 15 times. Their record is 10-5 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 10th of September 2023.
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