At the age of 36, Novak Djokovic would like to continue his great career for a little longer
The Big Three It’s down to one man, and the last man standing shows no signs of sitting down.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia caps his Grand Slam season on Sunday afternoon in New York, playing in the US Open final after competing for titles in the last three majors of 2023.
Djokovic, still in top form at the old tennis age of 36, will meet 27-year-old Daniil Medvedev shortly after 4 p.m. at the Arthur Ashe Stadium
Djokovic dispatched American BeN Shelton in straight sets on Friday, extending the U.S. men’s losing streak at Flushing Meadows. No American has won the US Open singles title since Andy Roddick’s triumph in 2003, eight years before Djokovic won his first trophy in Queens in 2011.
Medvedev stunned world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz on Friday to buy his ticket to the final.
Medvedev takes on Djokovic as an underdog won the Australian this year And French opening and lost one epic set of five, championship Fight against Alcaraz at Wimbledon.
This French Open title was the 23rd major singles title for Djokovic, breaking a tie with his long-time rival Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam titles.
During Djokovic’s long career, his name regularly appeared in the same sentence as 20-time major winner Roger Federer and Nadal.
Federer withdrew from major competitions last year and Nadal could soon retire.
Sunday’s championship game will be played in warm but not brutal conditions like this year’s US Open. When the first ball is served in Queens, it should be in the high 70s.
This men’s title match will be televised by ESPN, potentially leaving out millions of Spectrum TV subscribers.
ESPN and others Disney properties were withdrawn by Charter Communication’s Spectrum on Aug. 24 in an ongoing dispute over carriage fees. The Disney channels were still not on Spectrum as of Sunday afternoon.
Customers of the country’s second-largest cable provider, which has a significant market share in New York and Los Angeles, were denied ABC programming and a variety of sports programming on ESPN platforms.
