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The alien Novak Djokovic was not even tamed by the highly trained Danil Medvedev and impressively won his 18th Grand Slam title and 9th at the Australian Open, without even losing a set in Sunday’s grand final!
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Magic performance of the Serbian, who completely dominated the court and after one hour and 52 minutes of battle, he imposed on his opponent with the emphatic 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Thus he “broke” the streak of 20 (!) Consecutive victories that Medvedev had held since November 2020 and showed for the umpteenth time that when physically healthy, he is invincible in all aspects of the game.
The 82nd title for the mythical Serbian, who despite the adversity he had to leave behind at the beginning of the tournament (abdominal injury, in the 2nd round match) reached the source and tasted the nectar of success.
With this victory he reached 18 Major titles and reduced his difference with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have been in possession of 20. He also improved his impeccable streak in the Melbourne final, placing 9/9.
And if many expected a great derby, Nole flooded to spoil their head, from the first point of the match. He kept his composure from the first to the last second and was rightly victorious after a great performance at Rod Laver Arena.
Having on a great day his great weapon, the laps to serve, that is, Nole was a “rock” throughout the final, he pressured Medvedev in an unimaginable way, turning any ball that hit his field and with his stability, he irritated the Russian of one point and then, ending the ceremony with brief procedures.
Djokovic scored 19/28 (!) Points on Medvedev’s second serve and taking advantage of a total of 7/11 break opportunities, he didn’t leave much room for his opponent’s reaction.
Although in the opening set the Russian, No. 4 on the board, went from 3-0 in which he was behind and sent the set (5-5) to a temporary … overtime, the Serbian champion, playing two impressive games in a row. , won it at 7-5 and laid a solid foundation for victory.
In the opening game of the 2nd set, Medvedev “hit” with a break and showed that he was not discouraged by the loss of the 1st set.
However, Nole picked up the pace in his game, immediately regained the break (1-1) and then won 5/6 games played, to make an impressive 2-0, forcing his opponent to outbursts on his rackets.
The third set was the most emphatic. Nole took the reins from the beginning, “breaking” Medvedev’s first serve (2-0) and keeping his game on the “reds”, he lost just two games, reaching impressive dominance at 6-2.
Starting next week, however, the Russian tennis player will redeem the excellent performances of the past two weeks and surpass Dominic Tim in the ATP world rankings, improving his career record, as he will rise to No. 3 for the first time. in his carrer. of the world.
Source: Tennis24
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