At the Australian Open final, Djokovic once again made history.
On February 21, facing challenger Medvedev in the final, the Serbian king did not give his opponent a chance and swept the game 3-0, raising his total number of Grand Slam championships to 18 At the same time, he also achieved an unprecedented nine Australian Open crowns. Djokovic CFP chart Previously, Medvedev defeated Tsitsipas in the semi-finals to reach the final, while Djokovic swept the dark horse Karatsev to get a ticket to the final. For Medvedev, this is his first time in the Australian Open final, while Djokovic’s ninth time in the Australian Open final.
In the previous eight Australian Open finals, Djokovic won all the championships without missing a beat, becoming the unprecedented eight Australian Open champions. Once Medvedev can be crowned, he will become the Australian Open’s first eight-time champion. The third men's singles champion from Russia in tennis history (the first two are Kafelnikov and Safin).
In the first set, Djokovic broke serve as soon as he came up, but Medvedev was not to be outdone and quickly broke back. The two sides remained in a stalemate until 5-5, and Djokovic kept serve. After bringing the score to 6-5, Medvedev made a strong attack in the service game where Medvedev had to save, and won the first set 7-5.
Coming to the second set, it was Medvedev who broke serve at the beginning, but Djokovic also broke back immediately and broke in the fourth game to exceed the score. Then the Serbian king continued to control the situation. Another win with 6-2. Medvedev CFP In the third set of the game, the break came early. Djokovic took the lead in breaking serve, breaking and holding to gain a 3-0 lead. In a desperate situation, Medvedev failed to stage a miraculous reversal in the end. He lost 2-6 and could only watch his opponent win the championship trophy.
In terms of previous career honors, Medvedev naturally cannot be compared with the Serbian king Djokovic, who is 9 years older than him. Before this Australian Open, Djokovic already had 17 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which came from the Australian Open.
Medvedev’s best Grand Slam record before was to reach the final. In the 2019 US Open final, he lost to Nadal and won the runner-up. This time in the Australian Open final, his The goal is to once again challenge for his first Grand Slam championship. Djokovic celebrates victory. However, although there is a huge gap in career achievements between the two, their past records are not one-sided. Before this final, the two met 7 times in history, and Djokovic only had a slight advantage with 4 wins and 3 losses.
The only previous match between the two in a Grand Slam was at the 2019 Australian Open. At that time, Djokovic won 3-1, but the most recent match between the two was Medved. The husband won, and the Russians won 2-0 in the 2020 year-end finals. And from the Paris Masters last November to the Australian Open finals, Medvedev won every time he faced the top ten players in the world.
So this time they met again, Djokovic, who knew the upper limit of his opponent's strength, did not dare to relax at all. Jim Courier once said that he was a chess master on the court because he His movements are extremely precise, which is true. He is an extremely smart player. ?Djokovic signed autographs for fans. And Medvedev, who aims to achieve a new breakthrough in his career, also showed great momentum, "I like to play against Djokovic. He is one of the best players in history. To beat him, you may need four or five consecutive games." I have been in the best physical and mental condition for hours. The experience of the last Grand Slam final helped me a lot. ?
But in the finals, it is not difficult to see that Djokovic’s rich experience in Grand Slam finals still has a huge impact on the progress of the game. At critical moments, the Serbian can always come out stronger. and stable performance. Medvedev's performance is undoubtedly far from what he said was the best physical and mental state.
During the game, Medvedev, who was not satisfied with his performance, threw his racket several times to vent his anger. However, he was still unable to reverse the unfavorable situation and could only win in his second Grand Slam final. Returned in defeat. Medvedev threw his racket to vent. Winning the Australian Open in CFP Picture will undoubtedly give Djokovic a good start in his 2021 season. At the same time, after this Australian Open, Djokovic will also set another new tennis record.
On March 8, Djokovic’s number of weeks at the top of the world will reach 311 weeks, which will make him surpass the Swiss King Federer and become the player with the highest number of weeks in the history of the world. .