ONE System | 21/02/2021 10:45
Novak Djokovic (Reuters)
He cannot be arrested in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic today (Sunday) won for the ninth time in his career at the Australian Open and on the way also reached the Major 18 after stopping the winning streak of Daniel Medvedev with a super impressive and dominant tennis display – 5: 7, 2: 6 and 2: 6. Nola also continued to come close to winning Grand Slam titles, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal holding 20 each and it looks like he has no plans to stop any time soon.
Despite the isolation imposed on tennis players in Australia, as well as the closure in the country, the Grand Slam managed to reach the end point with a winner who, as mentioned, had already become accustomed to the class. Although Nola lost to Medvedev in their last meeting at the end of last year’s championship, he took revenge on the main stage he loves so much.
The Serb came dominant in the first set, but at first it still seemed that the Russian was able to find solutions to his opponent’s abilities and recovered later. The consecutive breaks in the second set brought Medvedev to the ground and showed that despite the streak of 20 wins, against Djokovic, in the final, it takes a lot of character to come out with the whole box office.
Nola Shalat as mentioned in the second set with 2: 6, continued from where he stopped for the third part of the match, again leaving no chance to whoever stood in front of him and showed that he was level above him. Nola continued to the end and did not stop abusing Medvedev on the way to seal the victory with another 2: 6 and a third consecutive win in the Australian Open after less than two hours of tennis.
First set: 5: 7 to Djokovic
Djokovic started well and maintained the serve game easily after Medvedev knew how to respond well only once, 0: 1. Despite the encouragement from the local crowd, the Russian failed to maintain the serve game and allowed his opponent, who continued to demonstrate dominance, to advance to0: 2. Again the Serb who seemed simply unstoppable from the first moment did the right thing and kept the submissions, 0: 3. It seems that Medvedev started to wake up, after winning the game this time and preventing Djokovic from escaping even further in the first set, 3: 1. The Russian continued at the same pace and achieved a break of his own against Nola, 3: 2.
Medvedev left Djokovic at zero in the current game, 3: 3 In a great encounter so far in Australia. Nola again on the scoreboard – the Serb came out great on the net and scored an important point on the way to maintaining the serve game and advantage 3: 4. Two consecutive aces gave Medvedev the victory, 4: 4. The trend continued, this time too there is no break and Nola rose to4: 5. Medvedev’s great tennis that left Nola at zero in another game, 5: 5. This time ranked first with a smooth and impressive gameplay, 5: 6. Djokovic simply did not leave Medvedev a chance, responded excellently to the last serve and won the first set, 5: 7.
Second set: 2: 6 to Djokovic
Medvedev raised his head very quickly after the loss in the first set and achieved a quick break on the way to0: 1 critical. Nola did not get excited and returned with a break of his own, 1: 1. The Serb continued his momentum and maintained his serve game this time, 1: 2. The crowd in the stands made quite a bit of noise and caused short stops, but for the Serbs it did not interfere on the way to a second break, 1: 3 impressive. A fourth consecutive game for the dominant Djokovic in Melbourne, 1: 4.
Medvedev showed signs of life and this time kept his submissions, 4: 2. Nola closed the game with a fantastic serve and a not good enough response from Medvedev, 2: 5. Again a break from Nola, a big win in another and most dominant campaign this time by the Serb. 2: 6 Amazing in Melbourne.
Third set: 2: 6 to Djokovic
Nola recovered from a bad start to the game and with a lot of character managed to keep the submissions in the end with 0: 1 It is important. It’s just not forces – another break for the Serbian who is approaching a huge victory, 0: 2. Nola also kept his submissions on the way to0: 3. The Russian managed to keep his serve game this time, 3: 1. This time too Medvedev failed to get a break, Djokovic continued to show great ability and went up to1: 4.
Medvedev continued to win encouragement from a large portion of the crowd in Melbourne and prevented a break, 4: 2. The trend continued, Djokovic continued to easily surpass those who came to the meeting with a streak of 20 wins, 2: 5. This is it – Nola with a ninth win in Australia after 2: 6 Mighty in the third act.
