Russian Daniil Medvedev (2nd) gave the big surprise this Sunday in the final of the US Open, after beating in three sets by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4 to number one in the world Novak Djokovic, who was seeking a historic 21st Grand Slam title, after two hours and 15 minutes.
In the first set the Serbian started very erratic, gave up his service at the start and failed to recover from a Medvedev who showed a remarkable level with great shots.
In the second set the same trend was maintained and the Russian broke in the fifth game to return to 6-4. Djokovic he was very confused after not finding answers in the game and even broke one of his rackets.
In the last part of the meeting, the winner achieved two breaks in a row and the world number one had a reaction in the last part, but he showed fatigue and ended up falling after three sets.
Medvedev, that he had only yielded one set in the contest, He achieved his first title in this type of tournament and became the only tennis player to beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam in 2021.
For his part, the Serbian was left empty-handed and could not reach 21 Grand Slam, record that would have surpassed players like Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
In addition, he also failed to reach his fourth title in a row in a “big” tournament of the season, as he had been crowned at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
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