Medvedev said he faced Djokovic in US Open final because of pain

Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev said that during the US Open final against the Serbian Novak Djokovic he was bothered by the pain, but it was not the cause of his defeat.

Medvedev lost to Djokovic in the final match of the US Open on Sunday with a score of 3:6, 6:7 (5:7), 3:6. For the Serbian tennis player, this is the 24th victory in major singles tournaments.

— From the match against De Minaur, I didn’t feel 100% physically, but I still managed to play wonderfully and win. Sometimes during a Grand Slam you are not in optimal physical condition, but you can still win all your matches. I had a little pain, it got worse during the accident, but it’s not even serious. That’s not why I lost. So of course, physically, I would have liked to be better in this match, but if you play Alcaraz in the semi-final, you know that physically it will be difficult. “I just needed to get in better shape, mentally and physically,” Medvedev told a news conference.

He acknowledged that Djokovic’s tactic – going to the net after a good serve – brought him results.

“I probably should have been less stubborn and changed positions, because in my head I was trying to adjust my actions on the serve, get closer or further away. I couldn’t put the ball on the court multiple times or get it where I wanted it to go.

I should have won the second set, but sometimes in tennis it’s not that simple. I play along the line, not diagonally, but I have two options and I chose the wrong one. In general, yes, the second set was my best performance. I would say it’s normal that the match went like this because he was better in the first and third sets. When we play next time, everything will be different,” Medvedev noted.