Djokovic owes Medvedev the bill from 2021

Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic will secure the crown at the US Open on Sunday evening (September 10th, 11 p.m., Eurosport 1, LIVE from Sportish).

The two are meeting in a US Open final for the second time and the 27-year-old Russian is looking to repeat what happened in their previous meeting when he won his only Grand Slam title.

Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, wants to add to his huge trophy case and win his 24th Grand Slam title and his fourth at the US Open.

So they reached the final

Daniil Medvedev dominated Balazs 3-0 in the first round, needed four sets to overcome O’Connell’s hurdle in the second and defeated Baez in three sets.

From then on the big challenges began. First, he prevailed 3-1 in the set from De Minor, survived the civil war with Rublev without losing a set and won the big game against Carlos Alcarat in the semifinals.

On the other hand, Djokovic was actually only in danger from his compatriot Laszlo Dzere. Nole was in complete control of the games against Miller and Zapata Mirales before pulling off an upset against Jere, where he lost 0-2 sets.

From then on, he easily overcame the obstacles of Goyo, Fritz and Shelton and reached the final after losing only two sets in the tournament.

Your previous encounters

The history of matches between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev is rich, most of which took place in either the final or semi-finals

In total, they met 14 times, with Djokovic recording nine wins and Medvedev five. They have been to the Grand Slam three times, two of them in the final, with Djokovic winning the Australian Open in 2021 and a few months later the Russian taking his revenge.

From this victory, it took 1.5 years until the Russian emerged victorious again, having beaten Djokovic a few months ago in Dubai after a partial 5-0 win.

Something that could play a role has to do with whether or not the roof on Center Court is closed. In five indoor hard court games, Djokovic had four wins and only one defeat at the ATP Finals in 2020.

The financial data of the final and the placements in the world rankings

Of course, there are two more things at stake in the final. The first question is which of the two athletes will leave the USA 2,760,372 euros richer.

This is the prize money for the winner of the US Open. The loser will not complain because he will add 1,380,186 euros to his bank account.

Regardless of what happens in the final, Novak Djokovic will be ranked No. 1 in the world next Monday, while Daniil Medvedev will be ranked No. 3.