The US Open winner has obtained immense reward for his successes this yr and was understandably overcome with emotion after his match-winning level towards Medvedev. Speaking about his victory, former American star Andy Roddick went so far as claiming that Djokovic is the very best ever, telling Betway: “The dominance of Novak and the way that he’s able to win this consistently is just absurd. He’s probably the most reliable player that we’ve ever had in the game.

“I wouldn’t bet against him on any given day, on any surface, in any format. It’s an impossibility to make a statistical argument against him being the best ever. It’s like proving gravity at this point. He’s now tied Margaret Court on 24 Slams but he wants all of the records, so he’ll want to get to 25. After that, he’s basically playing against his own shadow – there’s nothing else out there for him.”