Medvedev Wins US Open, Stops the Djokovic Grand Slam | Monday Match Analysis

Daniil Medvedev is your 2021 US Open champion, the first of his generation to win a major, and he did so on the grandest of stages. Novak Djokovic had won 27 consecutive matches at Slams, making this final in New York the final leg of a historical Grand Slam quest. Gill Gross breaks down the factors for why Medvedev got the better of Djokovic in a reversal of results from the earlier Australian Open Final. 00:00 Intro 03:34 Djokovic nerves & fatigue 09:00 Medvedev closing skills 13:25 Medvedev improvements, tactics 24:18 Medvedev serve 31:07 Key turning point 36:33 The crowd 40:30 Final thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support