Djokovic Wins US Open for 24th Grand Slam Title
Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the Men's Singles Final match of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sept. 10.
Photographer: Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesNEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a U.S. Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point.
It was among many such elongated exchanges between two men whose styles are nearly mirror images, and Djokovic capitulated by netting a backhand. He fell to his back and stayed down, chest heaving. The crowd roared. Djokovic sat up but remained on the ground for a bit. The crowd roared some more, appreciating the effort, saluting the entertainment.