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On Sunday morning, in Lithuanian time, the prestigious Australian Open tennis tournament of the Big Cross series ended in Melbourne (Australia), with approximately 7,000 people watching the final live. fan of serbia Novak Djokovic (ATP-1) for 1 val. 54 min. 7: 5, 6: 2, 6: 2 defeated his Russian, who had broken his racket in the second set, quite easily Daniilą Medvedevą (ATP-4) and even triumphed in this tournament for the ninth time and defended the title won last year.
N. Djokovičius is an all-time record holder and has so far never lost a semi-final or final match at the Australian Open.
Since 2011 Besides N. Djokovičius, only Stan Wawrinka (2014) and Roger Federer (2017 and 2018) have triumphed at the Australian Open.
N. Djokovičius also faced health problems in this tournament, when he had just finished the match against Taylor Fritz (ATP-31) in the third round. The Serbian won the five-set match with the help of painkillers and then did not even train due to an injury between matches. After the semi-finals, N. Djokovičius admitted that he now feels better throughout the tournament and is no longer in pain.
N. Djokovičius played from the beginning of the match I would have ensured it and although D. Medvedev lost the point early in the match and was able to “break” the Serbian and tie the result, N. Djokovičius managed to win the opponent’s service series and won the first set. From the second set on, N. Djokovičius’s dominance became even more pronounced, and after the seventh second set, Medvedev’s nerves couldn’t resist and he threw the rocket to the ground.
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In the third and final set, N. Djokovičius continued to demonstrate his advantage and confidently triumphed at the Australian Open after finishing the match.
During his career, N. Djokovičius has won 18 “Big Accent” series tournament titles and is now only 2 titles behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
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“It’s never easy to talk after losing a tournament of that rank in the final, but I will try. Congratulations to Novak. 9 titles in Australia is an impressive achievement and I have no doubt that this is not his last trophy. I met Novak when I myself was ranked 500 or 600 in the world rankings. I thought he wouldn’t even talk to me because he was the world’s first rocket at the time, but he interacted with me as a friend and never changed. He is still a good friend of mine, “Medvedev said.
N. Djokovičius also praised the opponent: “I can say many beautiful words about Daniil. We used to spend a lot of time training, we’ve been meeting less often lately, but it’s still good to know that your opinion of me hasn’t changed. Daniel is one of the most serious opponents I have ever met on the card, and outside of it, he is one of the most likable people. It’s only a matter of time before you win your first Great Accent title. For me, the last few weeks have been full of events. I thank everyone for the support that helped me a lot. It was not easy to organize this tournament, but overall I think we can agree that it was a success. The tournament organizers should be proud of what they have done. “
The award ceremony:
Medvedev does not yet have tournament titles of this range, but he became the first Russian since 2005 to reach the Australian Open final. Marat Safin won this tournament 16 years ago.
Before this match, Medvedev had won up to 20 consecutive matches since November last year.
On the way to the final, N. Djokovičius beat Jeremy Chardy (ATP-61), Frances Tiafoe (ATP-64), Taylor Fritz (ATP-31), Miloš Raoničius (ATP-14), Alexander Zverev (ATP-7) and Aslan Karaceva (ATP-114).
Meanwhile, Medvedev defeated Vasek Pospisil (ATP-63), Robert Carballes Baen (ATP-99), Philip Krajinovich (ATP-33), Mackenzie McDonald (ATP-192), Andrei Rubliov (ATP-8) at the Open de Australia and Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP-6).
N. Djokovičius, who triumphed in the final, earned 2,000 ATP unit rating points and 2.75 million. Australian dollars (1.78 million euros), while Medvedev received 1,200 ATP points and 1.5 million dollars. Australian dollars (0.97 million euros).
In the renewed ATP ranking on Monday, N. Djokovičius will continue to occupy the position of best tennis player, while Medvedev will move up to third place in the rankings.
The total prize fund of the Australian Open amounts to 80 million. Australian dollars (approximately 51 million euros).
Match progress:
First set:
N. Djokovičius started the match in a fantastic way and not only easily won his passes, but also in the second game he already “broke” D. Medvedev. Soon N.Jokovičius took the lead 3: 0, but D. Medvedev, who did not break, managed to win the opponent’s series also in the fifth game, and after the “dry” victory, the result of the sixth game was again 3: 3. In the other games, the tennis players easily won their passes, while in the thirteenth game N. Djokovičius sped 40: 0 during Medvedev’s passing series and on the third attempt he “broke” the opponent and won the first set.
In the first set, N. Djokovičius made fewer irresistible passes (2v5), both players did not commit double errors, but the Serb was better in terms of points won in the second inning (6/7 vs 3/8) .
Second game:
Despite the fact that N. Djokovičius lost his tickets in the first match of the second set, in the second and fourth matches the Serbian managed to “break” D. Medvedev and took a 3: 1 lead. In the last matches, both players had no Bigger trouble earning his passes and those games were usually interrupted for quite some time, and after the eighth game, N. Djokovičius found himself just above the set of another Australian Open champion title. At the end of the second set, after the seventh game, Medvedev’s nerves could not hold and he broke his racket.
Third game:
N. Djokovičius continued to play well, winning the first three matches and going 3-0. Medvedev never came close to “breaking” an opponent, and finally, in the eighth game, N. Djokovičius finished this match after a shot near the net and fell to the ground in celebration of victory.
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