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This is one of the biggest achievements in sports history. We're not talking about tennis. We are talking generally in sport." As Djokovic celebrated his victory, he paid tribute to Kobe Bryant by wearing a “Mamba Forever” shirt bearing the NBA legend’s famous No 24. Bryant, who died in 2020, was a good friend of Djokovic. The champion then embraced his daughter, Tara, who sat courtside during the match. No matter, Djokovic has built a complete game, he has so many options and he knows exactly how to use them. On this occasion he attempted to serve and volley 22 times, winning 20 of those points, and he won 37 of 44 total net points. So many decisive moments were won by Djokovic at the net.

But Djokovic eventually got over the line to ensure a marathon set would be settled by a tie-break. This was Medvedev's fifth Grand Slam final, and he is now 1-4, with two losses to Djokovic and two to Rafael Nadal. Medvedev's one major victory came at that 2021 US Open.

It was the latest record-setting milestone for Djokovic, who was already atop the men's Slam list and has now moved one major singles title ahead of Serena Williams to become the first player to win 24 in the Open era. Court also collected a total of 24, but 13 of those came before professionals were admitted to the Slam events. We witnessed him tying Margaret Court with 24 titles. It has taken him a time to get there but he's done it. He's super-human isn't he?" she said on BBC Radio 5 Live. On Sunday, Djokovic will face by far his toughest opponent in Melbourne as he stares down a resurgent Tsitsipas, a rematch of the 2021 French Open final won by Djokovic. Neither player has lost a match so far in 2023. Very satisfied and pleased to be in another grand slam final,” said Djokovic. “This is exactly what I’ve imagined and hoped that will happen when I came to Australia, with intention to be in a position to fight for another Australian Open trophy.” Second seed Djokovic looked physically troubled in that gruelling second set, but showed all the hallmarks of his greatness to win a fourth US Open title.

To make history [in] this sport is just something truly remarkable and special, obviously, in every possible way, in every possible meaning of the word," the second-seeded Djokovic said on the court following the win. "It's hard to describe the words." BBC pundits hailed Djokovic's achievement with former British number one Annabel Croft saying fans had witnessed "something incredibly special". He was one of the people I relied on the most, he was always there for support in the most friendly way.While a rematch with the Spaniard in the final seemed the likely outcome for much of this tournament, revenge against Medvedev was sweet. In 2021, the last time Djokovic competed in New York, he came to the US Open needing the title to capture a calendar grand slam. Instead, he was humbled in straight sets by Medvedev in the final. Djokovic’s refusal to take a Covid vaccine meant that he was barred from travelling to the US for last year’s edition. Since his five-set loss in the Wimbledon final, Djokovic has now won 12 consecutive matches. He finishes the grand slam year as the best player in the world by a considerable distance. Despite his sparse schedule and their budding rivalry when they meet, Djokovic leads Alcaraz by 800 points in the ATP race. I would definitely sign right away the paper if somebody would tell me I would win three out of four and play Wimbledon finals this year," Djokovic said.

The odds were pretty much against me and my family. It was not accessible, not affordable, but I fell in love with tennis," he said. The constant pressure led to another break point for Djokovic in the seventh game, but Medvedev hung on to hold as Djokovic tumbled on to the court after an energy-sapping 31-shot rally. This was a kid who grew up playing tennis in an empty swimming pool and he became the greatest tennis player of all time. You can try to psychoanalyse all you want but the fact is he has put all the pieces of the puzzle together. He can't get any better."

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I don't think I have ever played a longer set in my life, particularly not on this occasion against a top player like Daniil," Djokovic said. "I think he was probably a better player in the second set. He deserved to win that set more than I did. Somehow, I managed to turn things around in the tiebreak. When it mattered, I put one ball into play more than he did. And that was enough." At the most critical moment, Djokovic shored up his game and broke serve for the set with some spectacular defence. With the first set secured, Djokovic relaxed and gradually returned to the stratospheric level he has exhibited during the second week. There were some tight games, and Paul showed off his great athleticism by winning a number of high octane extended rallies, but in the end he had only three games to show for his efforts in the final two sets. There is a little regret that I didn't win that Wimbledon final. But, at the end of the day, I have so much more to be happier and content with than actually to regret something." Exclusively only with us: This product is available exclusively in the online shops and/or branches of SIGNA Gruppe Djokovic also pulled on a T-shirt which paid tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his friend who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020 and wore 24 in his playing days.

I'm really living my childhood dream to compete at the highest level in this sport, which has given me and my family so much from difficult circumstances. Something appeared to be troubling Djokovic physically as he held a long game for 4-4 and survived Medvedev's first break point of the match. Now the incoming world number one has the chance to surpass Court at January's Australian Open - where he has already won a record 10 titles.He visibly sobbed while lying on the court at the conclusion of the 3-hour, 16-minute match before running over to his box, which included members of his family, his team and actor Matthew McConaughey. With his win Sunday, Novak Djokovic became the first player in the Open era with 24 Grand Slam championships. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images I really did my best in the last 48 hours not to allow the importance of the moment and what’s on the line get to my head, because two years ago that’s what happened, and I underperformed and I wasn’t able to be at my best and I was outplayed,” he said. With Medvedev deep behind the baseline when receiving, Djokovic smartly decided to serve-volley on his way to 4-1 - a tactic he employed throughout - and showed his all-round quality to close out the opening set. Djokovic faces Tsitsipas after the Greek world No 4 and the third seed held off a late surge from Karen Khachanov earlier on Friday, recovering to reach his first final in Australia and second grand-slam final overall with a 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 win. Djokovic has won eight of the past 12 majors he has played at and will replace Alcaraz again as the world number one on Monday.

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