Daniil Medvedev snatched the glory from Novak Djokovic playing a practically perfect match. Only by achieving excellence can the world number one be destroyed in this way. The Muscovite, 25 years old and world number two, shattered the forecast and left ‘Nole’, 34 and No. 1, inglorious.
Medvedev won the award in his third ‘big’ final, second in New York. Beat by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4 in 2h.15 ‘. It happens in the men’s Russian record of the tournament to Marat Safin (2000), who had also triumphed at the Australian Open 2005. He joins a Grand Slam list in which he also appears Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the best at Roland Garros 1996 and Australia 1999.
Imperial Medvedev, in his fourth win in nine games over Djokovic, his executioner in Australia. The Balkan was ready to equal the Grand Slam in the same season of the American Don Budge (1938) and the Australian Rod Laver (1962 and 1969), reach his fourth crown at Flushing Meadows to record Grand Slam titles, but will continue with the 20 who also have Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal.
Came out scalding from Tokyo 2020 Djokovic, also the weight of the story was lead to his mind, which misdirected his arms and legs. The racket paid for it, which he destroyed during the second round, seeing how the rival raised complicated situations. A 0-40 in the second game of the second set, two more balls of service break in the fourth. And the Balkan exploded, who had promised “to play as if it were the last game of my career, because it is possibly the most important”. Too much pressure. He couldn’t hold back the tears in the run-up to what would be the last game and during the ceremony.
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More colliding with an inspired Medvedev, who added 16 ‘aces’, who rowed in favor from the opening game. His first ‘break’, decisive to breathe, calm down and fill with faith.
It only trembled when it was time to close. At 5-2, a seventh double fault with a match point. Then the eighth, delivering his service for the first time in the crash. The action was repeated with 5-4 and ball to seal. The ninth double fault fell. At the third point of the championship, good serve and there was no return. The Russian stands still, suddenly plummeting to the ground at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Enjoying his feat, silencing the spectators who had booed his double faults, showing little sports education.
It does not matter, the best was Medvedev, and he took the trophy and the heel of 2,500,000 dollarss. The current champion of the ATP Finals graduates after having shown the claws in the Masters 1,000, such as the recent conquered in Toronto.
An East Russian machine that finished his training on the French Riviera with his inseparable coach Gilles Cervara, key in his transformation.
Djokovic did not react as in the four previous meetings, in which he rallied a set against. As in the Olympic Games, he took too much responsibility on himself thinking about a feat that was the topic of daily conversation in the tennis world since he chained Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
He will have bitter memories of his 31st Grand Slam final, ninth at Flushing Meadows. Medvedev celebrated his wedding anniversary with his wife in style, Daria. Take over from the absent, due to injury, Dominic Thiem.
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