Daniil Medvedev says he might want to produce his “best-ever version” to beat 23-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic within the males’s singles last at Flushing Meadows.
Third seed Medvedev prevailed 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 on Friday in an enchanting encounter that ended Carlos Alcaraz’s reign as US Open champion.
The win arrange the 27-year-old Russian for a rematch of his triumphant 2021 finale in opposition to the Serbian celebrity.
Djokovic, 36, is looking a fourth US Open title that will equal Margaret Court’s file haul of 24 grand slam wins.
It would additionally present a superb measure of revenge on Medvedev.
“(Djokovic) is always better than the previous time he plays,” Medvedev mentioned on Friday.
“For example, I beat him in the US Open final, he beat me in Bercy (Paris Masters) in a great match.
“Novak goes to be his greatest model on Sunday, and I’ve to be the all-time model of myself if I need to attempt to beat him.
“Novak, when he loses, he’s never the same after … it’s just a different mentality.
“I’ve to make use of it figuring out that he’ll be 10 instances higher than he was (in 2021). And I’ve to be, if I need to nonetheless beat him, 10 instances higher than I used to be that day.”
Medvedev said he would stick to his pre-match routine before facing Djokovic in Sunday’s final (Monday AEST).
“I’m going to do all the identical. It’s simply the psychological preparation,” he mentioned.
“You need to battle till the tip, you need to win, and that is how you need to be within the last of a grand slam,” he said.
Medvedev said his semi-final win against Alcaraz was a confidence boost but acknowledged he would be “hell-disappointed” if he were to lose the final after a successful run at New York.
“To know I’m able to doing it on the massive stage, each time you do it yet one more time brings extra confidence,” Medvedev added.
“You know you are able to do it once more. You need to do it once more. You need to really feel this.
“At the same time, what is most important is to kind of use it but forget about it and go for the next one.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
