“Djokovic taught Medvedev a lesson.” Violent reaction to the spectacular US Open final
Alexander Nasonov September 11, 2023, 08:45 Moscow time
Journalists and experts did not hesitate to praise the 24-time TBS champion.
The final match of the US Open, in which Daniil Medvedev played, was still not as tense as the semi-final match with the participation of the Russian. Then Medvedev broke the resistance of Carlos Alcaraz in four sets, and in the decisive match he did not take a single game from Novak Djokovic. Although he came close in the second set, which the Serbian won in a tiebreaker. However, the TBS final is an event that will surely not leave anyone indifferent. This match, which Djokovic won 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, will be discussed for a long time.
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According to Medvedev, the key moment was the defeat in the second set. “Of course I regret the second set. I should have won. But sometimes in tennis it’s not that simple. I had two options and I chose the wrong one. In general yes, the second set was the best set I played. And I didn’t win it. So I would say that it is normal that the game turned out like this. Because in the first and third sets he seemed to be better.
Secondly, if he had won the set, perhaps the match would have been different. If he wanted to win the match, he needed to win a set,” the Russian said at a press conference.
And he commented on the episode of the fall on the court at the beginning of the third set: “I didn’t feel anything. In fact, at the time I fell I was like, man, this might not be dangerous, but it could hurt me. So I spent maybe a minute wondering if it hurt or not. I had one more problem. In the third set he stepped up. But this is tennis. Maybe if I had won the second set I wouldn’t have thought about her.”
Djokovic, who cried after the victory, told how he managed to become a 24-time TBS champion:
“All these years were incredible perseverance and faith. My wife, my children, my team are as much your trophy as mine. I love you. Making history in this sport is wonderful. Is special. In every sense. It’s hard to describe.
When I was eight years old, I dreamed of winning Wimbledon and becoming the best player in the world. New goals… I never thought I’d be here talking about 24 Grand Slam tournaments. I didn’t know this would be a reality. But in recent years I thought I had a chance; Why not use it? he said on the court after the game.
And he addressed Medvedev, joking: “You will undoubtedly win many more Grand Slam tournaments.” Daniel is a real person. Never change in your celebrations and your comments, I love it. Sorry for today’s outcome and congratulations to you and your wife on your anniversary! “If I had known that today was your anniversary, the outcome might have been different.”
Novak Djokovic after defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final of the US Open 2023
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“King Novak”, such a laconic comment was left by the press service of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), “Novak Djokovic took revenge on Daniil Medvedev for his defeat in the 2021 final. 24 TBS, and this is not the limit”, said the journalist Gaspar Ribeiro Lanza; “Tennis has a long history. And Novak Djokovic, at 36, hasn’t finished it yet…”, philosophizes the journalist Jon Wertheim; “Titan. He continues to establish himself as the greatest. What a player, what a story”, this is how the Serbian journalist Sasa Ozmo described his compatriot; “Novak is the king of the harsh jungle, where the craziest dreams come true… He leaves the line of 23 majors and ascends to his own own. galaxy, where no other player has ever been in the Open Era,” said journalist Rob Koenig poetically; “24 “Helmets” for an ageless man. Most gamers don’t even dare to dream of this. Infinite greatness. Eternal Novak. Another history lesson taught by Professor Djokovic”, this is how journalists from The Tennis Letter reacted;
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