Medvedev had a chance to turn the tide of the match with Djokovic, Morozova said

1974 Roland Garros doubles champion Olga Morozova expressed the opinion that Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev had the opportunity to turn the tide of the 2023 US Open final match with Serbian Novak Djokovic.

The decisive match of the tournament in the USA ended with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (7:5), 6:3 in favor of Djokovic. For the 36-year-old Serb, this title was the 24th at Grand Slam tournaments.

— Daniil definitely had a chance to turn the game around. But we must understand that they are both fighters who do not give up until the last, so it is difficult to say how events could develop further. Players of this level sometimes demonstrate miracles on the court. I remember Pete Sampras felt very bad in one of his matches at the US Open, and during the tiebreaker he simply vomited right on the court. And after that he came out to serve and performed an ace! Incredible! Then, when asked how he did it, the American replied: “I saw that he moved to the left.” Therefore, he gave it under his right hand and then won both that match and the entire tournament. It is from such little things, from such moments that are invisible to the ordinary eye, that big victories of the best players are built. And it’s great happiness that we now have the opportunity to see confrontations like this final between Djokovic and Medvedev.

Djokovic deservedly ranks first in the world and won his 24th Grand Slam tournament. I don’t know if such players will ever appear in the world again. Although we once thought that no one could win Roland Garros five times in a row, but Rafael Nadal went ahead and did it.

Djokovic had a relatively simpler draw, although at tournaments like the US Open there are no really easy opponents. But if we compare, it was more difficult for Daniil: he played with both Rublev and Alcaraz. These were incredibly tough matches. And towards the end, his emotional energy became less and less. He was ready, but Novak, who noticeably improved as the tournament progressed, demonstrated tennis of the highest level,” RT quotes Morozova as saying.