How fast is Medvedev serve?
Not only has he rarely missed, but the 6'6” righty has also hit those shots significantly harder than opponents (75.2 mph to 71 mph). Standing deep in the court allows Medvedev to take a bigger swing at the ball.
By standing so far back to return serve, he allows the ball to slow down and not rush him. He treats the return much more like a regular groundstroke than his competitors, who typically stand closer to the baseline, looking to rebound the ball quickly to the server to take their time away.
The last time Djokovic and Medvedev clashed at the US Open was the 2021 final, where the Russian claimed his only major so far and denied the Serb a rare calendar Grand Slam.
"He (Djokovic) is always better than the previous time he plays. For example, I beat him in the U.S. Open final, he beat me in Bercy (Paris Masters) in a great match.
It all serves to unsettle opponents. Medvedev can be aggressive and he can be passive, and he can flip the switch in an instant.
Only three other active players have a winning record against Djokovic, and they all are 1-0 against him. Carlos Alcaraz, Daniel Evans and Taro Daniel have upset the 35-year-old once. Djokovic only owns a losing record against just 13 players, active or inactive. Of that group, only one player has more than two wins.
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have played each other five times so far. Medvedev won the first match; Alcaraz won the next two, then Medvedev triumphed, against the odds, at the US Open in 2023, when he won in four sets, but Alcaraz had the better of their latest meeting, at the ATP Finals on November 17.
What does Rafa weigh?
Do they have children? Medvedev and his wife, Daria, welcomed their first child on October 14th 2022. The tennis star often shares pictures on his Instagram account of himself and his wife with their daughter travelling around the world.
Djokovic has said that he avoids animal foods, but he has previously distanced himself from the term 'vegan', as he believes many people are guilty of misinterpreting the word. In a 2022 interview, Djokovic stated that he cut out animal products after suffering from allergies since he was a child.
Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are two of the closest friends on the ATP Tour, so much so that Rublev is godfather to Medvedev's daughter. But across their nine Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings, they have also become familiar foes on the court.
The 35-year-old said in his news conference: “Of course, when I went into my box, I just think emotionally collapsed there and teared up with especially my mother and my brother, when I gave them a hug, because up to that moment I was not allowing myself to, I guess, be distracted with things off the court or whatever ...
“It's the second time in my life I retired like this with a pulled muscle,” said Medvedev. “So here, on the second point of the tie-break, I felt a little bit [of a] strange pop in my adductor. “I first thought maybe it is cramp and after the point I was like, `No, probably not a cramp'.
Nadal says he "congratulates" Djokovic "for everything he is achieving" and that he is the "best in history".
Medvedev had earlier received a code violation for delay of game after sitting down in protest towards the end of the second set. He had just been booed for throwing a racket, and then telling the fans at the side of the court to “fermer la bouche” (shut your mouth).
Does Medvedev grunt?
'Grunt off': Daniil Medvedev's bizarre confession after fans expose star. World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev has admitted he started grunting to mimic his opponent during his epic Australian Open quarter-final clash.
Djokovic has now earned more than $510 million over the course of his career. He has a net worth of about $240 million, according to wealth tracking website Celebrity Net Worth. As of June this year, he holds the record for all-time career earnings in prize money.
| Career finals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Type | Lost |
| Singles | Grand Slam | 4 |
| ATP Finals | 1 | |
| ATP 1000 | 3 | |
Medvedev, 27, aims for his second Grand Slam title, and second in New York. Backdropping these noteworthy personal milestones is the fact that Medvdev and Djokovic have developed an epic rivalry over the last four years. The pair have met fourteen times in total, including three times at the majors, and twice in 2023.
Roddick played both of the spring ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in the U.S. He was seeded seventh at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
