Novak Djokovic wins US Open 2023

Novak Djokovic gained the U.S. Open on Sunday, beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in instantly units.

The three-hour and 17-minute slugfest ended with the Serbian successful 6-3, 7-6 and 6-3.

“It obviously means the world to me. … I have to say it every time — that I’m really living my childhood dream: to compete at the highest level in the sport that has given me and my family so much,” Djokovic mentioned of his win in a post-match interview at middle courtroom.

Sunday’s win is the tennis champion’s fourth U.S. Open males’s identify.

Djokovic has now matched Margaret Court for essentially the most Grand Slam titles gained within the Open technology — 24 in all.

Djokovic mentioned Sunday’s win took on an additional particular that means.

During his post-match interview, Djokovic sported a Mamba T-shirt at the courtroom appearing him and the past due Kobe Bryant.

“Kobe was [a] close friend,” Djokovic mentioned. “We chatted a lot about the winner’s mentality. When I was struggling with the injury and trying to make my comeback, make my way back to the top of the game, he was one of the people I relied on the most. He was always there for any kind of counsel, advice, any kind of support, in the most friendly way.”

Djokovic defined his T-shirt used to be a option to honor his past due good friend.

“24 is the jersey that he wore when he became a legend of [the] Lakers and world basketball, so I thought it could be a nice symbolic thing to acknowledge him for all the things he’s done,” he mentioned.

Djokovic ignored the U.S. Open remaining 12 months because of his COVID-19 vaccination standing. At the time, the U.S. executive didn’t permit global vacationers to return into the U.S. with out evidence of COVID-19 vaccination.