JAKARTA Daniil Medvedev confirmed himself to the final of the Open US Grand Slam tennis tournament after defeating the first seed, Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals with 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
In the top match, he will face Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic.
This defeat saw Alcaraz, who would hand over world number one to Djokovic no matter what the final results were, failing to set a record for winning the US Open in a row after Roger Federer, who won five times in a row from 2004 to 2008.
For Medvedev who is the third seed, the final match will open up another chance to win the US Open title. Previously, he had won the title in 2021. Uniquely, at that time he defeated Djokovic who would be his opponent in the final this year.
The Russian is recorded three times in the US Open final. In 2019, he advanced to the final and lost to Rafael Nadal before finally becoming the champion in 2021. However, Medvedev should also be vigilant, considering that he had admitted Djokovic's toughness in the finals of the 2021 and 2022 Australian Grand Slams.
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The 27-year-old himself admitted that he was ready to face Djokovic in the final. He has no problem with the position of Serbian tennis player who is more favorite to win the US Open.
The challenge is for you to face the man who won 23 Grand Slams, and I only have one. When I beat him here, I managed to play better than myself, so I have to do it again. There's no other way," concluded Daniil Medvedev as reported by Marca.
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