Daniil Medvedev vs Novak Djokovic Prediction: The Serb will win a confident victory

Russian Daniil Medvedev will face Novak Djokovic in the final match of the U.S. Open tennis championship, the world number three will play against the number two. A repeat of the 2021 U.S. Open final, then remember, Daniil beat Novak in three games. Despite this result, bookmakers are on Novak's side, believing that the Serb will win a confident victory on Sunday.

We expected that the semifinal between Alcaraz and Medvedev would not be a quick one, but we didn't think that the Russian would be able to defeat the reigning US Open champion. However, he did, and without resorting to a fifth set. The match score was 7:6, 6:1, 3:6, and 6:3 in favor of Medvedev, and the match lasted three hours and 22 minutes. Daniil served nine times with ten double faults and won 82% of points on the first serve and 50% on the second. Before beating Alcaraz, Daniel beat Balash, O'Connell, Baez, De Minaur, and Rublev.

As expected, Djokovic had no problem overcoming Ben Shelton in the semifinals. The match against Shelton lasted two hours and 42 minutes, and the score was 6:3, 6:2, and 7:6. Novak had five aces and three double faults, winning 84% of points on the first and 34% on the second. We should note the very small percentage of wins on the second serve, but Medvedev's serve is certainly not weaker than Shelton's. Novak lost only two sets in one meeting to his compatriot Laszlo Dier. In three games, the Serb beat Muller, Zapata Miralles, Goyo, and Fritz.

The match against Alcaraz showed that Medvedev was at the peak of his form for the final. The Spaniard was beaten very confidently, and before the start of the second semifinal, the Pyrenean was the clear favorite in the pair. Daniil knows how to surprise, and the US Open courts are comfortable for the Russian player. Let's not forget that Medvedev triumphed at the Majors two years ago, beating his future opponent in the deciding match. Daniil has learned to play and beat Novak; besides winning the final, Daniil can boast many victories, including in 2023 in Dubai. It is also important to note that the Serb has never beaten the Russian in the courts in the United States. In this pairing, we are on Daniel's side.