The Russian had an excellent chance to level the match in the second set but squandered a break point.
NEW YORK: Daniil Medvedev conceded he will leave Flushing Meadows full of regret after the Russian third seed failed to rise to the occasion in the US Open final on Sunday, going down 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to Novak Djokovic as the Serb won his 24th Grand Slam title.
Medvedev endured a bumpy run-up to the year’s final major, withdrawing from Washington with an injury and going out in the third round in Cincinnati, and there was little to suggest he could repeat his successful 2021 campaign at the US hardcourt Slam. The Russian told reporters on Sunday he had not felt in peak condition since a four-set grind against Alex de Minaur in the fourth round.