Before Friday, the last time he defeated Djokovic was for his maiden grand slam title at the US Open in 2021.ĭjokovic went on to heap praise on Medvedev, who will face fellow countryman Andrey Rublev in the final on Saturday. Medvedev improved his head-to-head record to 5-9 against Djokovic and ended a four-game losing streak. You learn from your mistakes and from the defeats, and hopefully next time I'll be better.' It's unfortunate I had some really bad mistakes in the first set to give him the second break. 'I know that I didn't play well in some decisive moments, but it was also due to his quality of tennis. 'I lost to a better opponent,' said the Serb at the post-match press conference. Serbias Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Daniil Medvedev during their semi final match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai on March 2. The match between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev will be live from 4 p.m.

Medvedev gave Borna Coric no chance at 6: 3 and 6: 2. But the world number one made no excuses. Djokovic had to fight hard against Hubert Hurkacz in the second set, but still won 6: 3 and 7: 5. The semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev will be the fifth and final match on Centre Court on Saturday, 7 January. As such, it was a surprise when he could only earn one solitary break point against Medvedev. Rafael Nadal beats defending champion Novak Djokovic in marathon quarter-final Spanish star wins 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 (7-4) after thrilling match lasting over four hours 13-time French Open. Djokovic was making his return from injury at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this week, where he is a five-time winner, but his parade was cut short in the semi-finals following a 6-4 6-4 loss to the Russian.ĭjokovic had suffered a hamstring tear in his Australian Open title run, but nonetheless arrived in Dubai with a sparkling 15-0 record for 2023.

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