“He played a really, really great game. I couldn't find solutions, I thought that right now I am a better player [who can] find solutions when the match is not going in the right direction for you. But after this match, I’m going to change my mind. I'm not mature enough to handle these kind
World No 2 Novak Djokovic entered record 10th US Open final after beating America's Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday. The Serbian will be playing a Grand Slam final for the fourth time this year, when he faces off against Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Already h
The 27-year-old set up the US Open 2021 final rematch against Djokovic. Two years back, Medvedev in a stunner, denied the Serbian of fulfilling his dream of winning all four Grand Slams in a single season. Now on Sunday, he will try to keep Djokovic away from a record 24th Grand Slam title.
“I’m very, very comfortable playing in this court, playing here in New York. I am showing my best level here. Last year was very tough since the fourth round I played five sets [to get to the final]. Here I’ve played just one match that has gone to four sets. I feel great physically and I’m
Both players competed in 34-degree heat and struggled in humid conditions. Medvedev received two medical timeouts due to high temperature. The rallies between both players were long and lung-busting, but the 27-year-old Medvedev beat Rublev in two hours and 48 minutes.
The third seed quickly found his range on Arthur Ashe Stadium to earn his 50th tour-level win of the season after a match that lasted for one hour and 16 minutes.
Reigning US Open winner and World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz will start his title defence against Dominik Koepfer and could meet sixth seed Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals.
With this win, Djokovic has the most wins without a defeat against a player in any ATP head-to-head match-up, breaking the tie with Rafael Nadal, who is 18-0 against Richard Gasquet.
The World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev is optimistic about an uptick in form at Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati after a disappointing quarterfinal exit in Toronto to eventual finalist Alex de Minaur