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US Open 2021: Novak Djokovic survives battle to reach final, set up historic match with Daniil Medvedev
Jack Baer and Ryan Young
Fri, September 10, 2021, 10:23 PM·5 min read
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Novak Djokovic
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Daniil Medvedev
Russian male tennis player
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Daniil Medvedev has reached his third career Grand Slam final, and the form he showed on Friday could vault him to his first title.
In order to pull that off, though, he'll have to get past top-ranked Novak Djokovic — who is searching for the elusive calendar grand slam, something that hasn't been done since 1969.
Djokovic and Medvedev will square off in the US Open final on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, a match that should have no issue living up to expectations. The top two players in the world will take the court, after all.
"Last time was a crazy match," Medvedev said of his last battle with Djokovic. "If it's going to be the same match on Sunday, I just hope I can win this time."
Djokovic puts Zverev away to reach US Open final
Djokovic, despite an early stumble at Arthur Ashe Stadium, rallied to beat No. 4 Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in a grueling five-set match that lasted more than three and a half hours. He'll now advance to his ninth US Open final, a tournament record.