Daniil Medvedev have to be ’10 instances higher’ to beat Djokovic in US Open ultimate
US Open finalist Daniil Medvedev admits he’ll must be 10 instances higher than he was throughout his conquer Novak Djokovic in 2021. Medvedev meets the Serb once more in Sunday’s showdown and identified that the 23-times Grand Slam champion is consistently bettering.
The 27-year-old gained his first and solely main up to now by defeating Djokovic within the US Open ultimate two years in the past. A stunning straight-sets victory noticed him previous one of many best gamers of all-time on Arthur Ashe.
But Medvedev realises that he won’t have it that straightforward once more on Sunday. He expects Djokovic to play much better, declaring his report of all the time overcoming a setback by successful his subsequent match.
The world No 3 predicts that he might want to play at the very least 10 instances higher than he did in 2021 to beat Djokovic. “Against Novak… he is always better than the previous time he played,” he mentioned.
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For instance, I beat him on the US Open ultimate – he beat me in Bercy in a terrific match. Carlos beat him at Wimbledon – he (Djokovic) beat him in Cincinnati.
“I think the only way I can use it is, as I say, thinking that Novak, when he loses, he’s never the same after. So he’s different. It’s just a different mentality.
“That’s why he has 23 Grand Slams, whatever, Masters 1000s, weeks at No 1. So I have to use it knowing that he’s going to be 10 times better than he was that day. And I have to be, if I want to still beat him, 10 times better than I was that day. That’s what I’m going to try to do.”
Medvedev reached the ultimate with a shocking four-set victory over reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz. He rated his efficiency as a ‘12 out of 10’ show.
“I said I needed to play 11 out of 10. I played 12 out of 10, except the third set. That’s the only way.
“I don’t know if he’s still 20 or 21, but [he is] so young, already two Grand Slams, world No 1 for many weeks. It’s honestly just pretty unbelievable and I think nobody has done it before him. To beat him, you need to be better than yourself and I managed to do it.”