Novak Djokovic won the 2023 US Open, setting a record of 24 Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev with scores of 6-3, 7-6 and 6-3 in the men’s singles final of the 2023 US Open tennis tournament. This victory helped him win the 2023 US Open Championship Cup for the fourth time and set a record. New record of 24 Grand Slam titles.

After an overwhelming victory over the Russian player in the 2023 US Open final, Novak Djokovic ranked equal with the record of Margaret Court, the tennis legend who holds the all-time record with 24 Grand Slams.

“Winning means a lot to me,” Novak Djokovic told the crowd after a tearful hug with his daughter Tara.

‘I am living my childhood dream of competing at this top level of sport. Making history in this sport is truly special. I never thought I would talk about 24 Grand Slams.”

Novak Djokovic also paid tribute to his late friend, basketball legend Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, by wearing a ‘Mamba Mentality’ shirt. ‘I was thinking of wearing this shirt if I had a chance to win the tournament. fight. I didn’t share it with anyone. Kobe is a close friend, we talk a lot about the psychology of winners. He is one of the people I trust the most, he was always there to advise and support me when I was struggling with injury and trying to return to the top level. I think 24 was the shirt number he wore when he became a legend, so I thought it would be cool to acknowledge all the things he did.

Against the third seed from Russia, Novak Djokovic went through a match that lasted 3 hours and 17 minutes and the match ended when Medvedev sent his final forehand into the net.

According to statistics, in the last 14 confrontations, Novak Djokovic won 9 matches against Medvedev. But the most important of them all was in the US Open final two years ago, when Medvedev stopped Novak Djokovic’s bid for the Grand Slam on his calendar in three sets. This year, the Serbian tennis player took revenge and won after 3 sets to be crowned US Open 2023.