"I was scared of Novak Djokovic" says Daniil Medvedev after US Open triumph

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Monday, 13 September 2021 at 11:00
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Daniil Medvedev pulled off an upset in the US Open final by defeating Novak Djokovic and winning his maiden grand slam.
After the match, the Russian revealed he was in a tricky situation especially towards the end of the match when Djokovic created a bit of a push. He said:
“It’s tough to soak in. I am still cramping a little bit because of nerves. I was cramping in the last game of the match and I thought if I don’t make this game I was in big trouble to win these championships. I am just super happy because when I play against these guys, I’ve lost two finals.
Medvedev also revealed that he was nervous ahead of the match as Djokovic is so great at what he does:
“When I had Novak again, I was scared in a way because I thought if he destroys me one more time it will bring my confidence down. I’m really happy to win. The funny thing about Novak is, with many players you need a plan in your head. With Novak, you need 15 because every game I’ve played with him, either that I’ve won or lost, was different. He was nervous, I was nervous – that’s tennis."
Medvedev was also realistic saying that Djokovic could have played better but he also underlined that he could have too:
“He definitely could have played better, I could have played better. But my serve was really good today, I am really happy with it. I love my – we can call it Russian style – when I don’t celebrate too many victories. I try not to show too many emotions because it actually helps me. If I showed a lot of emotions there would be a lot of bad ones also.”

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