2023-09-10 14:06:00
10 September 2023, 07:36 PM IST Photo: twitter.com/usopen
New York: US. Former champion Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final of the Open Tennis. Russia’s Medvedev, the third seed, qualified for the title fight by defeating world number one and current champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, the second seed, has reached the final following defeating American player Ben Shelton. The title fight is at 1.30 pm.
Djokovic’s 10th U.S. Open Entering the finals of the Open. Won the title three times. He lost in the final six times. The last time he played in the final was in 2021, when he lost to Medvedev. Djokovic is aiming for his 24th career Grand Slam title. If he wins the title, Djokovic will own the historic achievement. Djokovic can become the first male player to win 24 Grand Slam titles and only the second player to win as many titles. The star might match Margaret Court’s record. American player Shelton might not challenge Djokovic except in the third set. Joko won the first set and the second set easily. The Serbian won the third set tiebreaker. It is also a chance for Djokovic, who was unable to play last time due to not taking the covid vaccine, to regain the title.
A repeat of the Wimbledon final ended with Alcaraz losing. Djokovic and Alcaraz played at Wimbledon.
Medvedev overthrew the young Spanish player in a four-set fight. The Russian, who won the first set tiebreaker, gave Alcaraz only one point in the second set. However, Alcaraz fought back in the third set and returned to the match. In the crucial fourth set, Alkaras might not hold back once morest Medvedev who fought with his experience.
Djokovic
Rank 2
Crown 95
Grand Slam 23
Grand Slam Final 36
Medvedev
Rank 3
Crown 20
Grand Slam 1
Grand Slam Final 5
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