As always, the scoreboard doesn’t tell the whole story of Monday’s epic US Open final where Novak Djokovic was pushed to breaking point by Daniil Medvedev.
The contest was very much in the balance in the second set tiebreak before the 24-time grand slam champion showed why he is arguably the greatest player to ever pick up a racquet by striking a killer blow.
After winning the insane, 104-minute second set 7-5 in the tiebreak, there was no stopping the Serbian terminator, who won back his New York crown 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 — exacting revenge for his loss to Medvedev in the 2021 US Open final.
It moves him clear of Serena Williams for Grand Slam wins in the Open era.
The 36-year-old was out on his feet after the brutal second set where he was barely able to get off the ground on some of his service actions as a result of sheer exhaustion.
It continued early in the third set where…
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