“I’ll be giving it all I possibly got in the tank to win this match. Open with a semifinal loss to Roberta Vinci. Serena Williams’ attempt in 2015 ended at the U.S. Three women have completed what’s known as a true Grand Slam, most recently Steffi Graf in 1988. It was also done by Laver in 1962 and Don Budge in 1938. I want to win the third one.”ĭjokovic is trying to go 4 for 4 at the majors over the course of one season, something last done in men’s tennis by Rod Laver 52 years ago. The more you want to gain it and take it,” said Medvedev, who has lost only one set over the past two weeks.
“The more you lose something, the more you want to win it. Medvedev was defeated by Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final and by Nadal in the 2019 U.S. 3 for Medvedev, a 25-year-old from Russia, who eliminated 12th-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in the afternoon. He equaled Federer by getting to a 31st career Slam final Djokovic’s total now includes a record nine in New York, where he has won three championships. In each of his past four matches - and 10 in all at the Slams this year - he trailed by a set and won. 1 in the ATP rankings than anyone, figures out what is required to emerge on top and does it. And just as, later, Djokovic lost the fourth set but immediately rebounded and was nearly untouchable while going ahead 5-0 in the fifth then held on.ĭjokovic, who has spent more weeks at No. Just as he had lost the first set about 1 1/2 hours earlier but turned things around, with the help of a dip in level from the fourth-seeded Zverev. So, yes, Djokovic lost that point - which was preceded by others lasting 13, 19, 22 and 31 shots, and followed by one that went 16 - but he won that game, and that set with it. “I’m proud of the fight that I delivered,” Djokovic said. As usual, he used his superb returning and never-take-a-rest defense to wear down Zverev. Never seems to with Djokovic, especially in best-of-five-set matches on his sport’s most prestigious stages. Both men were breathing heavily as most of Arthur Ashe Stadium’s 21,139 spectators rose in unison on a cool, crisp evening.īut that one, tiny outcome didn’t matter. Zverev delivered a forehand winner, then hunched over with his hands on his knees. That key game against Zverev featured one extended exchange after another, including a 53-shot, minute-plus point that was the longest of the tournament and actually was lost by Djokovic. I’m going to treat the next match like it is the last match of my career.” “I’m going to put my heart and my soul and my body and my head into that one. Let’s do it,” Djokovic said, spreading his arms wide, in an on-court interview. And the 34-year-old from Serbia would collect his 21st Slam title in all, breaking the men’s career mark he currently shares with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Open trophy to those he won at the Australian Open in February, French Open in June and Wimbledon in July. 2 Daniil Medvedev on Sunday for the title will allow Djokovic to secure two significant milestones.
It came at the conclusion of the third set of what eventually became a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows on Friday night, making Djokovic 27-0 in major championships this season.īeating No. Open final, just one victory away - he, and everyone else, will remember one particularly pivotal, and epic, game along the way. NEW YORK (AP) - If Novak Djokovic does complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam for a man since 1969 - and he is headed to the U.S.
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