By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev conceded he will leave Flushing Meadows full of regret after the Russian third seed failed to rise ...
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After a lopsided first set where everything was working in Djokovic's favour, Medvedev had an excellent chance to level the match in the second set but squandered a break point at 6-5."So that's why I kind of, I would say, it's normal that the match went that way, because first and third he was kind of better and not much to say. Second if I would win it maybe could have been a different game.
But he found his rhythm in New York, battling through the draw before digging deep to send top seed Carlos Alcaraz packing in the semi-finals. "Sometimes in a Grand Slam you're not going to feel 100% and you may still win the whole thing," said Medvedev, who picked up two Masters 1000 titles in 2023.