The 25-year-old Medvedev, taking part in in his third grand slam remaining, turned the third Russian man to win a serious singles title and the ninth completely different US Open males’s singles champion of the final 14 years.
After his victory, he thanked pals, household and followers for giving him power all through the week. He ended his speech by wishing his spouse a contented anniversary.
“In the course of the event I could not consider a gift or something, but when I lose I’ve to think about a gift,” Medvedev mentioned.
The world No. 2 additionally praised Djokovic, who was in tears after the match, for his accomplishments.
“For me, you’re the biggest tennis participant within the historical past,” Medvedev mentioned.
In return, Djokovic mentioned that his opponent deserved to win the title: “I want you a lot extra grand slams, many extra majors, I am positive you may be on this stage sooner or later once more,” he mentioned.
Djokovic had been seeking to win a file twenty first grand slam title and full the primary males’s calendar grand slam — successful the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in the identical 12 months — since Rod Laver in 1969.
Sunday’s match means Djokovic stays tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 grand slam titles.
Nonetheless, Medvedev seemed ominous all through this 12 months’s competitors, dropping only one set on the way in which to the ultimate the place he was capable of get revenge for his Melbourne loss and scupper Djokovic’s hopes of a 12 months for the ages.
After his semifinal win in opposition to Auger-Aliassime, Medvedev mentioned he realized quite a bit from the misplaced remaining in opposition to Djokovic in Melbourne.
A second of progress
For Medvedev, his 2019 US Open expertise was a time of ups and downs.
Throughout a match, he was fined for unsportsmanlike conduct and a visual obscenity. Consequently, he turned a defacto villain within the eyes of the New York crowd. Nonetheless, due to his character, charisma and glorious play, he received them again over the next rounds.
Earlier than this 12 months’s US Open, he hoped it might be a “love” relationship between him and the followers. And for the reason that expertise in 2019, he has realized to only be himself.
“It was a brand new expertise that made me consider in myself much more and made me higher as a tennis participant.”
In a promising outcrop of younger, up-and-coming stars in males’s tennis, Medvedev may be on the forefront.
Having beforehand fallen on the final hurdle in grand slam finals, a victory on the ATP Tour Finals in 2020 was a breakthrough second for the Russian as he turned the primary participant to defeat the world No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 on his method to successful the season-ending event.
Muricas Information’s Homero De La Fuente contributed to this report.
