Djokovic Shuts Down Medvedev in US Open Final, Taking 4th Title in New York | Three Ep. 142
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- With his victory at the US Open over Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic has just capped off an incredible series of efforts, winning three majors during the year he turned 36. In an amazing career, what Djokovic has done in 2023 might well be his best campaign yet. Join Gill, Amy, and Joel as they break down Novak’s nuances and more from the ’23 US Open, all on the latest edition of “Three - The Tennis Show.”
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Three is a show about Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. These competitively dominant tennis icons have been a lifeline to millions of fans around the world. We look to tell their stories through discussions of tennis history, tactics, psychology, technique and more.
California-based Joel Drucker has been writing about tennis for nearly 40 years, his work appearing in such outlets as Tennis Channel, Tennis.com, Racquet and a host of general interest media, including the New York Times, HBO, CBS, Cigar Aficionado, Men's Journal and People Magazine. Author of the book, "Jimmy Connors Saved My Life," Joel is also a historian-at-large for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Gill Gross is the host of Monday Match Analysis. His weekly UA-cam show, which analyzes ATP matches and news, has amassed over 5,000 subscribers.
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Novak lives life on his own terms. He shows this on court and off court too. He cannot be subdued or overcome. He is the type of champion that stands his ground, absolutely.
fiero4251.blogspot.com/2016/08/fan-page-novak-nole-djokovic.html?m=1
Yup.
Yeah, this is such a weak era, only Meddy and a barely 20 year old Alcaraz can keep up with him.
@@mireafelder8194
Keep crying over weak era. You and others talk about it only because Novak is still playing and winning. Take him out, all is just fine and it's just a new gen era. Once Novak retires and assuming Carlos wins 6-7 or more majors, then you guys will start crying over him being a weak era champion !
@@mireafelder8194Cope
Amy-your 13 year-old son is correct - listen to him! Novak's gesture was great and imo, Ben was being disrespectful to the game and one of its legends. If one can't see that- it is because one has grown up in the American system. Kudos to your son who sees through it all. Also, Ben was being extremly rude to Novak with his laughing at Novak's faults, telling his ( Ben's ) parents that Novak " had no game". That is brat-like and unacceptable in a slam semi
Oh I'm glad someone else noticed it, there was talk of Shelton looking at his box and shouting "this guy's got no serve" in the first set, 2-2. He looked at Novak in the eyes, pointed at the ground and was like 'we'll grind it out here tonight!'
Also at the net, Novak was ready for a normal handshake, Shelton is the one that made it very brief and cold. He gave Novak a very mean look.
This kid is full of himself, disrespectful to Novak. I was laughing so hard when Novak returned the hand up gesture. Awesome 👏 👏
I think it's awesome that he won the 4 titles he played in the countries that did not let him in a year ago. Adelaide and the Australian Open, Cincinatti and the US Open
Honestly, the redemption arc is so satisfying with this one.
I agree!!!!
First off - we had a pandemic. Millions died. If you look at the data its clear that less people died in areas where people took the shot. My own 84 mother would have not survived would she not had 4 jabs. This isn't some guessing game. Are there maybe issues with some people? Yes but Novak decided NOT to take the shot hence the consequence was he couldn't get in. Why would he be treated different than me and you? It was his choice and his right to not take it. Fine. I respect it. However - you are wording it in such a way as if they purposely barred him from entry. EVERY other player took the shot. So no, they did not let him in because of his choices. There's a difference.
@@buzzfunk Yeah that's right half of your street passed away due to this pandemic! Oh thats right, your shiney box in the corner told you thats what it was so it must have been. Go spread your propoganda elsewhere! Must be wonderful to be sheeple!
@@buzzfunkI don't want to be rude but you seem to me as being a person that still wears a mask while driving alone in his/her car ...
Don’t lambast Medvedev so much. He was playing the greatest sportsperson ever. A Michael Jordan should be proud to be called the Novak Djokovic of Basketball.
I agree. He played tremendous. Very close to winning the 2nd, and then it really could have been a match. Houdini act from Djokovic to get out of that set alive and on top.
Then don't lambast Alcaraz so much as well. His match against Meddy in the semis was much closer than Meddy played against Djokovic.
@@ZacharyShahan Completely True. 2nd set was very close, and we know had he won what may would have happened, as seen in Wimby, Carlos won 2nd close set, and then went to win it all.
Stop it! I love tennis and Joker, but as a worldwide figure, he's just not at the Jordan level. Jordan is so legendary that his documentary "The Last Dance" managed to come out right when there were NO OTHER SPORTS!
@@ajlenze8🤫
Amy, Gill, and Joel are amazing Tennis commentators. Thank you all! :) I am a Novak Djokovic supporter, but I couldn't have imagined that he will 24 GSs someday. I am shocked that he has now won 24 GSs. Great achievement.
Expect at least 1 more but moore likely 2
How shocked are you going to be when he has 30?!
@@ajlenze8 Rewind your mind to the end of Jan 2018. Federer had just won the 20 GSs. Back then, it was an unbelievable achievement, and many pundits were saying that his GS record may not get broken. 24 GSs is truly a great achievement. Let's see how much Novak can win in the future.
@@Kath-N Pundits say a lot of illogical things - their job seems to be to say outrageous things to drum up eyeballs. When Fed got his 20th, Nadal was ranked #1 and had 16. As dominant as he had been in the French, it was not at all crazy to think he would win four more to get to 20. Joker's quest for 20+ was much more uncertain at that exact time, as he had 12 slams, was recovering from injury, and opted for elbow surgery after the AO. But by the end of 2018, he had won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and was ranked #1, plus he had an age advantage over Fed and Rafa, so 20, while not certain, definitely seemed doable. A truly crazy statement at the time would have been that Fed was done winning slams. Well viola!
He is gonna win 30 for all the humiliation he was constrained to go through. Not stopping before that. If it takes 4 more years so be it.
Novak’s volleying has become great. He makes volleys and half volleys from difficult positions. Kind of Samprasesque!
Sampras wasn't a great volleyer he was good. McEnroe, Rafter and Edberg were fantastic at the net.. Sampras was good not exceptional.
fiero4251.blogspot.com/2016/08/fan-page-novak-nole-djokovic.html?m=1
@@MrBjorn6 Yeah Sampras won that much more because he is one of the best server ever, and he actually has a weapon from the baseline compared to all the others. But he's a good model, since asking Nole to copy McEnroe is too much to ask even for the GOAT lol
@@keithwatson7434Sampras was a fantastic baseline player who happened to play serve and Volley!!!
@@MrBjorn6 I won't say fantastic, otherwise I have to call him stupid too for playing all that serve and volley lol
ben said in a pre match interview that novak is just another tough opponent.. that's the respect he gave and deserved the phone hang down from Novak
Absolutely correct! Agree!
Yep. Can't disrespect a legend like that.
He called Novak "some guy that won 23 slams or sth like that." The one thing you DO NOT do to Djokovic is talk shit about him before a match. He'll use it to destroy you. Ask De Minaur, Fucsovics, Roddick...
@@drtash21 Bravo Novak
@@marlenebuls9535💯 on point.Shelton is a pup and he poked the bear and got his comeuppance.
And to think Nole thought of retiring back in 2017/18. What a joy he’s brought to tennis fans these last few years.
Novak, not retiring, saved the sport from one of the greatest tragedies. A clay court specialist ending up with the most grand slam titles.
Joy?! He plays awful tennis. Can't wait till he stops finally.
@@marko6947 I know where you're coming from. He's surpassed your tennis idol(s) and every time he adds another grand slam it hurts you severely. So you want him to stop at 24. At this point every grand slam he wins is like a miracle but I hope he can add more.
Sorry!
That 24 jacket of Novak was made for Wimbledon 2023. All white with green grass 24. Finally got used in US open 2023. Congrats Nole.
Makes sense. Great observation. I’m going to look for one of those. Or maybe wait for 25. 😊
I thought that exactly, too.
Nope . Lacosta crocodile sign has union jack flag for Wimbledon..
A historic feat. The great Djokovic: One of the very greatest sportspersons to ever live, on this earth. The stuff of myths and legends.
I think Novak's celebration after Shelton match was not only about Ben's behaviour during the match, but also the crowd got really nasty in the end there, and Novak wasn't having it
Bravo Novak !
Novak is now the undisputed GOAT. End of story. End of everything and he's not stopping.. #25 at AO!
Yep, 25 at the AO and 26 at RG.
@@lawdogwales5921Maybe 25 at the AO, but Roland Garros will be a big ask now with Alcaraz around.
Will see how good Nadal is when he returns, but I think 27 is certainly achievable for the next year
He will be good if he returns otherwise he may not return at all
@@jacobschmidt2709and nadal
Novak is BraveHeart..the worlds hero!
I think you are right. Unbelievable heroics on and off court.
Djokovic’s volleys have been on fire since Cincinnati. I figured that would be an issue for Medvedev
look at the smile on amy's face. She is so happy that djokovic won the title !
beautiful clever women
@@nikolic-sq5rxshe fine asf for sure
@@nikolic-sq5rx man she used to idolize nadal so much but now she changed her mind, glad for her !
@@Nicolas-ht4ivI read a commenter’s note ‘ that wifi was turned OFF for US Open Final at Nadal’s Academy ‘ !!
I didn t know that!!! But.... she is beautiful....@@Nicolas-ht4iv
You should rename your show. Call it “ The One”.
love it😁
The only one
😇👍🏽🙏🏽 absolutely!
Just so you know Mr. Gross. Love your show because it’s so technical. Hate it because you are marketing Alcaraz a bit too much.
Hypecaraz 🤮🤮🤮🤮🥱
Marketing? He’s just calling it like he, and many of us, see it. The kid seems to be a transcendent talent with the potential to be a top the sport for years to come.
You can disagree, but only time will really tell who’s right.
I know you folks love Alcaraz but he’s no Novak. Not by a long shot.
No, definitely not. He's a very exciting talent, but I hope he doesn't have too much pressure put on him. At 20, his career is already a success in the context of tennis history. It's up to him how far he wants to take this
If he was managed by Toni Nadal then he would be in better hands. JCF is not the man for that job imo
@Eetsback why so concerned about Carlos why can’t u just be happy for your favorite but at 20 Carlos was > Nole just fyi
The only thing he has on Carlos at 20 is he won AO plus made semis of all 4 slams beside that nothing also why we comparing a dude at beginning of his career with a dude that his at the tale end of long career unless your compare both at 18/19/20 what we bringing Carlos up for
Alcaraz will have 30 Slams easy when he retires. He is a Nole Nadal hybrid. Djokovic 2.0.
Alcatrash
Two points:
1. I think this is Joker's best year with respect to grand slams, as he was only a single set away from sweeping all of them.
2. This final shows what a tough ask it is for anyone other than Joker or Carlitos to win a slam. Medvedev played an almost perfect match to beat Alcaraz but then needed another close-to-perfect match to beat Djokovic. One awesome match is tough enough, but two awesome matches, especially in a row, is close to impossible.
Things like this make you appreciate what the big 3 did that much more. Djokovic beat peak Murray and peak Nadal back to back to win AO 12, near prime Federer and prime Nadal back to back to win USO 11, prime Stanimal and peak Murray back to back to win AO 15, Federer and Murray to win AO 2016, Zverev and Medvedev to win 2021 AO, Nadal and Tsitsipas(he was peaking on clay that year) to win 2021 FO. Nadal beat Djokovic and prime Federer to win 2007 FO, Djokovic and Federer to win 2008 FO, Verdasco(he was peaking at that tournament) and prime Federer to win AO 09, Murray and near prime Federer to win FO 2011, Murray and prime Djokovic to win FO 2014, Thiem and Stanimal in FO 2017, Djokovic and peak Zverev in 2022 FO. Federer beat prime Nishikori, Stanimal and Nadal to win AO 17, prime Djokovic and prime Murray to win Wimby 2012, Tommy Haas, prime Del Potro and prime Soderling to win FO 09, etc.
Yes. But this also shows the very difference between the current Gen and the big 3, which is on one hand disappointing but also something to cherish...and @jacobschmidt2709 put it nicely before
For someone like Medvedev, that semi final win against Alcaraz where he played his guts out and went for it, that is his final. He cannot replicate that perfomance, unlike the big 3. And that is why he loses the very next match
Take Nadal 2009, he was destroyed after the semi final against Verdasco and wasn't able to do training before the match properly, and thought about giving up and what not, but he chose to rise to occasion. AO09
Same last year, has a gruesome match against FAA, beats fresh Novak afterwards, beats Zverev, goes to win the FO.
None of the current gen comes close. Novak, Rafa, Federer...best tennis era
Looking forward,for Djokovic the most important title would be Wimbledon #8, because he would hold the record with Federer on grass.Another USO title ties him four ways with the other three all time greats ( Connors, Sampras , Federer)
for the record tying fifth title.Finaly, another RG title would mean that Djokovic won AT LEAST FOUR (!) titles on each GS surface,and at each GS tournament.
Lots of motivation for him to keep going.
Fantastic points!
Daniil is without a doubt the GOAT of interviews. Was nice to see Novak say it as well. :D His openness, honesty, humor, originality, and way of explaining things is phenomenal. Clearly, tons of people see the same and appreciate it. There is no real competition in this.
GOAT of interviews dude that is funny not such title, GOAT is greatest of all time and that is Novak salty fedal fan
@@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021 Dude, I'm a HUGE Djokovic fan, not a Fedal fan. I'm talking about Medvedev being the GOAT of *interviews*. Djokovic said basically the same thing tonight. Nothing to get triggered by. As far as tennis goes, Djokovic is the clear GOAT.
Novak is no slouch when it comes to giving interviews either! So idk about Medvedev being the GOAT of interviews but I do agree that he is very humorous, honest, and likable in his interviews! Really enjoy listening to the both of them speak.
Haters gonna hate but Novak Djokovic is the Undisputed Greatest of All Time 🎾🐐🔥🔥🔥
Novak Djokovic is the Undisputed Greatest of All Time 🎾🐐🔥🔥🔥🔥
Novak Djokovic is the Undisputed Greatest of All Time 🎾🐐🔥🔥🔥🔥
Couldn’t wait for this one! One of the most impressive achievements in sport’s history!
The obsession with Djokovic's celebration is mind boggling. When did we lose entertainment in sports that we all expect athletes to behave a certain way so our brittle souls doesn't get bruised. And the double standard is the most annoying part...why is it okay for Ben to hang up on Tiafoe and wrong for others to hang up on him...WTF!!!
Besides, there was a reason that he did that celebration.. Read people's comments here about what actually happened during points
Gill, Amy, Joel: after the match, I immediately was awaiting your analysis. Listening to you guys is the best way to debrief on what had just happened. Idemo Novak!
They are a bit liberal and politically correct, but not bad.
I think Novak hanging up the phone was also in large part due to the crowd. Shelton playing it up in combination with the crowd cheering any mistakes justified a cold 'shut down' moment. And Shelton definitely wasn't fine with it, clearly he didn't like it although I think he accepted it as a competitor.
Just the usual " class act " of Djokovic .
A record 24 slams
A record 389 weeks #1 and counting
A record 7 YE #1
A record 69 big titles
A record 39 Masters1000
A record tying 6 ATP Finals
A record 85+ w in all 4 slams
A record 16,950pts in a single season
A record most top 5 wins
A record most top 10 wins
A record triple career slam
A record double golden masters
.....and many more records
Novak Djokovic is the undisputed Greatest of All Time 🔥🔥🔥
numbers DO NOT lie
What gets me is that it took him six years to win his first 2 Slams. It not until 2011 that he really started running on all cylinders full steam ahead. He had to produce much more in a shorter amount of time to catch up to Nadal and Federer. And he did!!!
@@eddyrose8596big point....
Just wanted to point out that people have been underrating Novaks talent a lot. I say he's more talented than Fed. And u can see when Alcaraz gets some record most of them are youngest since Novak. Also Big 3 insanely talented hence they learnt so many different things.
New Players who can't seem to get over their weakness- Tsitsipas, Berettini, Ruud - Backhands. Medvedev, Ruud - Return positions and volleys. Rublev - Returns, 2nd Serve and variety. Been this case for a long time.
In my opinion, Shelton has no respect for Nole. He glared at Nole at hand shake and no smile or nothing! I noticed that he never said Nole's name during the press conference.
We just witnessed the goat win #24, now we get to listen to the GOATS talk about it.
Sampras the king of volley.
Give Djokovic credit guys!!!
Medvidev spanked alcaraz🤔
When Coco started introducing her session partner Novak, I sensed a foreshadowing that both will win the US Open 2023. 😂
Interestingly - both are devout Christians. Coco prayed on court after the win, and Novak crossed himself. Such courage to show that in these days of discrimination against, and persecution of Christians. Bravo to both 👏
@@marlenebuls9535 Amen!
Well Gil. Your tweet said "congratulations to all the Novak Djokovic fans which proves what I always suspected . You are not one of them. The Federer book in the background gave it away. 😂😂 You were already on the Alcaraz bandwagon hoping he would blow by Novak . Amy said after Wimbledon Djokovic was not done . She was right😅😅😅😅😂
I have been tweeting that after almost every major regardless of who wins since 2018 😂
I am not a fan… of any player.
@@GillGrossdude I just listened to your Monday morning recap of the Djokovic - Medvedev US Open final. The amount of times you mentioned Alcaraz depite covering him in your recap of the SF match with Medvedev was telling to say the least. You say you dont have a favorite player is B.S. Everyone does. Alcaraz is amazing so I dont blame you just dont lie about it. Many tennis fans want the 'Changing of the guard' because they are sick of the GOAT (Djokovic) winning and just like the NFL - Djokovic is the Tom Brady of tennis and Alcaraz is Patrick Mahomes (new kid with unreal talent) and unlimited future. Its okay if Alcaraz is your favorite player just be honest. I will still listen to your podcast because you are an excellent tennis pundit . No hard feelings . Yours truly Neil Melly
@@GillGross hi Gil its Neil Melly. Since you know all things tennis do you know if Djokovic will lose 500 ranking points for not defending his Astana Open title or just 250 points since it has been downgraded to a 250 ATP event this year. I just hope if Alcaraz sweeps the Asian swing (very possible) and even enters and wins the Basil Open that going into Paris Bercy and the ATP Finals that if Djokovic can still end up as year end #1 if he wins those tournaments. In other words does he still control his own destiny? We both know Alcaraz will be back to #1 after the Australian Open since he missed it last year while Djokovic has 2000 points to defend. The same scenario Alcaraz faced in this years US Open. I would appreciate your reply to this question. P.S. One of your best podcasts was how tennis is the fairest of sports as far as refs not deciding outcome or even golfers who play in different conditions as morning group as opposed to afternoon group who may have better conditions while tennis players play oppenent across the net in same conditons. Clearly yoy know all sports (like me) and not just tennis. Take care.
Federer's press conference after the 2011 US Open Semi-final loss was the most unsportsmanlike in history. It was repulsive. His reputation is a complete myth.
Exactly. He was like this entitled brat Shelton.totally uncouth.
A comment from someone elsewhere regarding the Shelton-Djokovic issues:
"This is directly from my friend who was at the match last evening.
2 instances:
1. At the beginning of the match, shelton at 2 - 2 yelled to his father from the other side, "this guy has no game"
2. In 3rd set, at 4 - 4 shelton fired a 145 mph ace and during the cross over this f00l ben shelton apparently stared down GOATkovic. And the rest is history. Who in their right mind stares down an opponent, let alone novak. To clarify, it wasnt ben's celebration. Its his arrogance GOAT took it personal about."
Also this from someone else: "Shelton also yelled at Djokovic :
'Oh, you didn't like that!' after making a good point."
If these things didn't piss Novak off a bit (and some other things), it may have just been Novak mirroring Ben a bit (as Amy sort of explained) and saying, "Hey, you want to do college tennis stuff? I can be young and do that too."
No respect for a legend. Shelton will never end up close in the GS tally. He'll be lucky to win 2. He's not a complete player. Love to see him lose now, don't like his bratlike attitude
Moderna shot of the day!
lol
😆 I was looking at those ads on the court, "Moderna", unbelievable
Ironic!
@@peteperic5822yet people still got COVID-19 anyway. We are alive today by the mercy and the grace of God.
Djokovic really stuck it to Moderna.
Bill "Gates of Hell" Gates learned his lesson, when he was utterly humiliated by Djokovic in Australia, and wisely didn't show up to get humiliated again. But Djokovic stuck it to Moderna.
But where was the Moderna sign at the Men’s Final match ??
Novak will get caught in a back alley and forcibly vaccine! Mark my words Big Pharma will have the last laugh.
Time to change the name of your show to “ONE” guys.
Alcaraz is fast becoming the big 2...we need a third...
This show is about Novak, not Alcaraz.
Time to change the name to sinners whipping boy.
saw this comment in another video
"SHELTON was shouting VAMOS VAMOS and COME ON directly at NOVAK whenever he wins a point since the 1st set.. you can actually see the EYE-to-EYE they've had multiple times..
And when NOVAK faulted a 1st serve, which was clearly OUT, Sheton took a shot at it and directed the ball to NOVAK's feet which is rude and a big NO NO when it comes to TENNIS ETIQUETTE, same with apologizing with netball shots, he should have left the ball fly through.. THIS BEHAVIOR is actually pretty common in COLLEGE TENNIS, it's their way to "intimidate" their opponents...
THIS IS PROFESSIONAL TENNIS, he's been in the tour for 1.5 year now, HE NEEDS TO GROW UP.
CARLOS shouts almost in every point as well but he usually does it to the crowd and to his player box, NOT ON HIS OPPONENT.
Novak and Shelton had some exchange in shouting while looking at each other throughout the match and SHELTON instigated it from the very first game."
I think that Schelton was rapidly going the wrong way, instead of growing up, as a person and as a player.
. I watched him playing (and losing) to our Laslo Djere earlier this year, on Cagliari Challenger. His "current" court antics were NOT present, he behaved like pretty decent youngster, College star with some on court habits that could impress teenage cheerleader, but nothing special.
But, only a few weeks later, on Wimbledon 2023, when Ben again played - and again lost - to Laslo Djere- it was both embarrassing and annoying watching Ben mimicking into Djere's face on the net, screaming "yeeeiii " in falsetto after scoring some point, like - his outbursts of joy after Djere's unforced errors etc etc.
And, then that dial up victory performance after Tiafoe lost was Ben reaching a new low.
Glad that Novak scolded him, on court and off court.
And, by the way:
Carlitos is 20y old, too.
But, his amazing successes are matching with his sportsmanship. And showmanship.
Schelton is nowhere near him, in any aspect, and I guess it'll stay that way.
Maybe I'm wrong, we'll see soon.
But, he's going the wrong way
@@suparna5177 damn that's awful
@@suparna5177with no serve and won..what a joke..what pathetic you are to lose the match
Shelton said he was going to face any other player. Maybe he didnt mean it in that way ( and was instead trying to downplay the match ) but it was an ambiguous statement and ofc the GOAT was going to put him in his place. Combined with the fact that he has a cocky/arrogant personality Novak had no option but to serve him humble pie ;)
No he said far worse things...ppl in the stadium heard it ..there are some comments down here
A true masterclass in blending baselining and serve and volley.
Djokovic is just GOAT. People can try to bash him in any way they want, to make themselves feel better about something, for whatever weird reason, but to no avail.
There is everything in his game, and if Federer is a maestro, then Djokovic is a wizard capable of anything and everything. Just amazing to watch how this guy has evolved, and what's even more amazing is how few are able to recognize what he is doing. I guess it takes a certain iq/eq to see it all, and appreciate it.
They will study this dudes body and brain some day, if he decides to donate it 😂
Nadal once said, "I never trust a Novak's body language when he's tired."
Amy ...you were right !!...Novak isn't done yet !
28 by the end of next year, without a doubt.
As a Djokovic fan I was actually happy that Medvedev beat Alcaraz in the semis. Nole would have had a way harder final against Alcaraz. I was pretty sure that Medvedev won't have 2 awesome days back to back to win against Djokovic also. It was the same problem for players for the last 13-14 years that had to beat at least 2 of the Djokovic, Nadal and Federer in the same Grand Slam in order to win it. If I'm not mistaken the only player that managed to do this in a Grand Slam and he did it twice, was Wawrinka in 2014 beating Djokovic and Nadal in Australia and in 2015 in RG beating Federer and Djokovic after.
Del Potro in the 2009 US Open as well.
Wawrinka was Nadals pigeon. That final was an anomaly because Nadal got injured. Although it basically started off Wawrinkas career, which probably gave him the belief to win more slams, otherwise he'd probably be slamless.
I'd like to think that Federer might have a little something to do with his unexpected and late run in slams. @@aurei7775
I'll give you RG 2015, but Nadal was severally injured in that AO 14 final.
Novak at USO 2011 beating Roger in semis and Rafa in finals
Shelton said "I laugh at people saying Djoker will win, he won't see what's coming". Not surprising that Djokovic didn't even clap for him
Did he say that??
Yes and worse things ... Someone has commented above in the comments, they had a friend watching the match so they know what happened
The show begins and Amy is beaming…
Me took ❤
One of Novak's 3 greatest performances. I really thought Medvedev was give him a long drawn out fight. Straight set win while serving at a 58% first serve clip. Incredible.
Medvedev had a tough draw! Played hard matches.. He’s next up for greatness.
On hardcourt, yes. On clay and grass, probably not so much.
Poetic justice for GOAT.
By far my favorite tennis show!
Ben shelton with Zero ATP titles, trying to mock someone with 390 weeks as World No1 and 24 Grandslams……. He’s proving what an untamed Brat he is. Novak just communicated what his coach and father should have….. some ten years ago. Still in time if he learns. 😅
24 jackets are obviously from Wimbledon as they are just white, but t-shirt is from couple of days before this final ❤
Novak was Absolutely SAINTLY THROUGHOUT the match...🙏
And Only "hung up" at the very End - ONCE!!
And Only After a MILLION PROVOCATIONS from Shelton!!!
1)Hitting Novak Fault serves back - NOT allowed!!!
2)Getting the Crowd onto Novak's back, cheering on his faults!
NOT sportsmanlike!
3)Saying, before the match, that "Novak won't know what hit him", "Novakmis just anotjer tough opponent"...and other Disrespectful talk!
ALL are Absolutely DISGRACEFUL from Shelton!🤢
It is as if he is 2, and NOT 20 years old!😠
Can we begin to talk about what Novak's slam count would have been with fan support and decent us open scheduling??
#24 GS's + #4USO. ROK ON Nole! 3 tight close sets. Nole was fresher & hungry. Nole's learning curve for each situational condition is sublime. Set 1 came out smokin'. Set 2 a grind on execution & endurance - could have gone either way! 3rd set equally close - came down to execution. 3 out of 4 slams won - finals of all 4 in 2021 @ 33/34 yrs. & 2023 @ 35/36 yrs WOW! Missed you guyz 🙂 The semis were EPIC as well! Thanx Gill, Amy & Joel! Keep on keepin'-on! Hugs & Cheers, Milan 🙂
Shelton is immature. Period. Let's not sugarcoat this. That? No.
GOAT vs Juan Martin del Potro 2018 6/3, 7/6,6/3. GOAT vs Danil Medvedev 2023 6/3,7/6,6/3
Wow thats something. Hard to believe it took Novak this long to win another U.S. Open.
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Yeah the Federer ‘lucky shot’ moment. What sour grapes Ms. Lundy? That was bitter almond laced with Prussic acid.
Yeah she's a Federer fan but since Federer aged and then retired, she's been supporting djokovic a bit and people thought she's a Novak fan lol
I wondered why medvedev never tried lobbing a return back if he knows djokovic will serve and volley or at least try going return down the line…He just returns it right into the middle of the court for djokovic to volley into open court
When you need to deal with slice serve that puts you out of the court, it's very hard to control the ball. You can barely reach it so the most natural return is crosscourt hit. Hitting down the line is extremely hard to control in this case. Medvedev tried down the line couple of time and made mistakes every time. The same story is the lob, especially with Medvedev's positioning so deep. You can almost never see players on pro level trying to lob from return position
To be honest
I don’t know if I should like your show or not
It has politics
Why you’re trying to mix Djokovic with Fedal
You are all about Fedal
You’re trying to put them on the same stage with Novak
Novak did distance himself from those two
They’re not comparable to him anymore
Nice try
And I think in long run
These politics will hurt your show
Plus you put Fedal names over Djokovic
That’s not acceptable anymore
Don't be silly, the show was started years ago to focus on all of the big 3. The last while, there's only been 1 to focus on, but Rafa will be back next year
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You don't have to like Djokovic as a person. You don't have to like his bathroom break strategies mid match. You don't have to like his passionate and controversial father figure. You don't have to like his vaccine stance and PTPA formation. You don't have to like his passionate behavior on court and the smashing of rackets. You don't even have to like Novaks playstyle. However, nobody can deny this mans greatness as both a tennis player and athlete. What he is doing is special and unprecedented in the sport of tennis. After losing to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final, what does Novak do? Beat Alcaraz in an epic Cincinnati thriller(getting redemption from Wimbledon) and beating Medvedev in the USO final(getting redemption from two years ago). Both Djokovic and his fans couldn't have asked for a better summer. Have players like Federer and Nadal(especially on clay)had higher peaks? Possibly so. But Novaks consistency of maintaining a high level year in and year out and mastering both the mind and body is where he seperates himself from the other two. Congrats to Djokovic on #24 and further cementing himself as the greatest player of the big 3.
A few additional thoughts:
I think people took too much stock in that 2021 USO final and forgot the circumstances. The pressure of winning the calendar Slam + playing the Olympics + not getting proper preparation for the USO= losing many sets + 5 set semi vs a red hot Zverev + Meds high level was the perfect storm that led to a straight set Medvedev victory. Had Medvedev faced a normal Djokovic in that final, he probably would have had to win in a tight 4 or 5 setter.
Djokovic equaled Nadal at 4 USO titles a piece. What does this mean? Novak is clearly the better USO player of the two now. Don't believe me? His win/loss ratio and number of finals is much superior. The Serb also beat Federer and Nadal back to back to win one of his titles and his weakest finals opponent was Medvedev. In contrast, Nadal never beat back to back great players to win it and his weakest finals opponent was Anderson. Djokovic fans can now relax. The discourse of Nadal being greater at the USO has finally been put to rest.
Despite the loss to Medvedev, Alcaraz has had a phenomenal year and still remains the greatest 20 year old that we have ever seen. 1 slam, 2 slam semis, 2 masters and still more to come. How will he respond to Medvedev if they meet at the AO?
Medvedev is back and he remains a top tier hardcourt player. Had Daniel won the second set, who knows what would have happened. Beating Alcaraz in a slam is no joke and he should be proud of his run. However, his inferiority to Djokovic clearly showed in that final. He lacks the net skills and transition game which Djokovic excells at. Unless Djokovic slows down, he will likely remain the second best hardcourt player in the world. Cheers to the three of you. Keep up the great content.
Nothing But Respect from a Ultimate Djokovic Fan.🙌🙌
And no shame to Medvedev - I think today's Novak would have beaten 2014 Novak here as well.
Great comments and you made sound very fair too
And one more thing I observed.. Coco would always announce the next match announce which was Nole’s match .. I think since her QF rounds as he played after her matches… so when she won the title …I announced it in my head on her behalf for the Men’s Singles Championship….. and NOLE won… wohpoooo…
Novak is single handedly keeping this show alive.. and I hope he continues to do it. It’s a great show.
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I love your show, guyss you are awsome , regarding shreck (shelton) he want to be a bully , please see the potcast with eubanks ,tiafoe and shelton claiming to wannna be the guy that everyone is afraid/scare about, what he said was not just playing but he things he is the big dog ever, and all the tour has to lower their head when he is around.' that ugly attitude eanrned him praise for the many misguided , but repudiation for the knowledgeable; just see his interview right after the defeat from novak in the usa open, this ape things of himself as god on earht, what a pitiful fool
Only one guy who can beat him is himself. He is simply Supernovak Goatovic. 💯👍24🏆 400 weeks as # 1
It just occurred to me that Medvedev might have screwed up Alcaraz twice this year. Here by peaking against him knocking him out.
But also before the french open, where he stole the 2nd seed spot which meant Alcaraz and Djokovic faced in the brutal heat conditions in the SF. Otherwise it likely would've been a final in different conditions.
@aurei7775 u can say that again
It will keep happening, Medvedev cannot challenge Novak, but will be a nightmare for Alcaraz.
I also think Shelton said something like - He is going to play an another player prior to the match in a press conference. May be that Novak came to know and didn't like it. And, I also read somewhere that on the fault serves of Novak, Shelton was still hitting them back directly to him, that also Novak didn't liked.(May be either those calls were late or sensor mike was slow in response)
In the first set, Ben had some great shots, and he really yelled and talked directly to Novak's half. I didn't like it at all.
Hitting the fault serves back is just one way of trying to provoke your opponent in college tennis matches, along with other immature behaviors on court, which eventually got under Novak's skin during that match.
@@jimmyfox Fernando González, many years back hit Radek Štěpánek deliberately multiple times directly in one of the match, as he got pissed off with Radek's every point S&V approach 🙂 which Fernando was not able to cope with at all.
There were other things he said...read the comments here, a couple of ppl posted.
Shelton also said "He has no game"
I am a lifelong Djokovic fan. I think we should give Daniel a bit more respect for his match against Carlos. I saw the full match. He beat Carlos hands down with his baseline game which I believe is the best in the world, even better than Djokovic.
Pretty pathetic how Medvedev got smashed like he was absolute rubbish. Even Alcaraz was wished to played Djokovic instead.
Amy, I disagree with you. Djokovic didn’t mean anything disrespectful with the phone thing!
Love all the wonderful insights from you 3! I was looking forward to this tonight after the USO 2023!
Incredible feat for a 36 year old athlete. LeBron or Tom Brady ain't got nothing against Novak, not even close, Individual sport us a whole nother level, you can't get help from teammates!
I love this woman so smart and beautiful 😁
The BBC just couldn’t help itself and pettily (and predictably) headlined that Djokovic had equalled Margaret Court’s Grand Slam tally, most of which were won before the open era 😅 Well done Novak, both for your tennis and for standing up to tyranny
Women's tennis can not be compared to men's tennis. One plays bo3 slams and the other bo5.
What's wrong with them bringing that up? She won during the conditions and competitors of her day, no less of an achievement than Novak's.
@@jacobschmidt2709women and mens sports are seperated because of the biological differences. You cant expect women to do as men do, that's ridiculous.
@@victablet3480 She won most of her titles before the open era. Not even remotely comparable. If you knew anything about tennis you would know this.
Couple of years ago I was saying 25 and 400, people were laughing at my comment.
Please watch 2011 U.S Open semi final press conference by Federer after his loss to Novak. Sheer sour grapes and arrogant. Federer is not a nice person as portrayed by the media. Novak is the most sportive among the big 3 and most gracious when he loses unlike Federer or Nadal.
Great comment, so true.
I think the phone hang up was more to the crowd than to Ben
Thanks for an excellent podcast!
Nothing to do with keeping the ball on Djoko's BH, Medve tried that many times and he lost most of them esp on the longer rallies which Novak used to great success from late 2nd set onwards.
At the Aussie last year, Medve lost not cause of " a lack of volleys" but he gassed and got cramps. Nadal was struggling too but the difference is Nadal is mentally and physically a true beast and he toughed it out to win. I really respect that aspect of Nadal now that I see these next genners flaking out at half the pain that Nadal put up with.
24 and counting. Bravo Novace!
I believe Novak did the phone hangup thing partly because it's really disrespectful to do that, especially after he bit Tiafoe, who apparently is a friend of his. Do you do that kind of celebration after beating a friend?? NOBODY does that. And so, in a way, I think Novak was giving it right back as a way of saying that's not ok. I think Novak was protecting other players, in a weird ways. ("Let's see how it feels when it's done to you" kinda thing.)
Novak should be fined 250k and suspended.
Yesterday Djokovic became the greatest SPORTSMAN of all time. There is no one greater in the entire history of sport now. And theres more to come..
Amy totally agree- final would've been a much better match had Alcaraz won the SF. I'm sure Novak was pleased with that result!
No1e is incredible champion with 24 G.S. titles. 🐐❤️🔥🇷🇸
The one with the least GS is named on TOP. The one with MOST GS is named BOTTOM...Time to update as well only still ACTIVELY playing and in ATP RANKING list.
Sorry girl and gyus, love to listen to your three-namics shows normaly but here you've missed a very welll build up point
It seams that beetwen your ground strokes, return possitions, voleys, Medvedev, Alcaraz, Coco and S?helto?n you failed to show up for the grand occasion of ground braking 24th Slam. Maybe it was mentioned and I missed it but not discussed or put in perspective at all.
Pitty for a show that has such a cleverly comcured theme to fail to see a forest from a tree
Please do a edition talk about the big three!
Breaking the parts of each big three players, Federer, nadal, Djokovic then in the last episode talk about the three come cross each others career and their legacy, how they will impacted the future generations and how they future men's tennis will be when the last one of the big three hangs up his racket!
Begin the first part talk about each player's beginning through each years and achievements till the current date. And the second part how their career come across, influencing on each other, molding them became the player they are, then the final part how their tennis impacted the current players, how the players today sees them and how will the future generation's tennis going to be/lead on, taking after them!
I'm sure there are many fans like myself would love to hear what you guys thoughts, views on them!!❤
To think this was a straightforward win is krazy. Meds is a streaky player, and if he wins that set point, he wins the match imo - he was very comfortable with his court positioning in the 2nd set and would not miss, until the tiebreak - his forehand let him down - then we saw the streakiness go the other way in the 3rd set
and based on what you are saying Medvedev would win the match if he won second set? Give me reasons...how about Novak winning 95% of slam matches after winning 1st set? You are using you emotions hidden in hopes and you want to make yourself feel better with that statement.
@darijokersar5703 Djokovic would been a 65 % favorite if he lost 2nd set but 99% and done deal with what happen
Also Djokovic has examples where he has lost match up 1st it just happens very very rare
@AmyLaundy is in love with the game. Look at her. Wow ❤
Amy looks exhausted!
I think she looks good considering it's the middle of the night they are recording!
Glad I saw him play in Toronto ages ago and it was apparently looked like his last. At 36 yrs old, he might be done with ATP 1000 tourneys soooner than we might expect
@nethbt imo he is done with all masters beside IW Miami Rome Paris
2024 he only play those masters
4 GS Dubai Serbia tournament
I see 11 events next year with Olympics
Those backhands though. Those slices though.
Is Amy in love with Novak or its just me? ❤❤❤
The point that surprised me was 2nd set tiebreak where I believe Medvedev had tied it up 5-5 or was up 6-5 and he played the point super passively and let Novak dictate. I mean, he's down a set. He has to go for it. And Novak ended up winning the point. It was like he was waiting for Novak to make a mistake instead of going out and WINNING the point.
Why didnt he serve and volley like this at Wimb????
Novak volleyed like Sampras to win this edition of US Open.
Obama Michele personality? Hahaha