Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic congratulated Russian Daniil Medvedev on his wedding anniversary after winning the US Open final.
The 27-year-old Russian was saddened to lose the main match of the tournament on his wedding anniversary: “Two years ago I won the US Open and thought what a nice gift it was for my wife. And today is a terrible day.”
“I want to congratulate Daniil on a great tournament. We apologize for today’s result and congratulations to you and your wife on your anniversary! “If I had known today was your anniversary, the outcome would have been different,” Djokovic replied.
On the night of September 11, Moscow time, Medvedev lost to Djokovic in the tournament final with scores of 3:6, 6:7 (5), 3:6. The meeting lasted 3 hours and 17 minutes. socialbites.ca edited a text broadcast online match.
Djokovic was entitled to $3 million for winning the US Open, and Medvedev was entitled to $1.5 million.
The 27-year-old Russian lost his fourth of five finals at Grand Slam tournaments. He lost twice to Djokovic and twice to Spanish Rafael Nadal. Medvedev won the US Open in 2021, defeating Djokovic in three matches.
In personal encounters between Medvedev and Djokovic, the score was 10-5 in favor of the Serb.
Formerly Djokovic appealed To Medvedev.