'Relief': Djokovic's bid for year Slam ends against Medvedev

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Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, cries arsenic helium sits connected his seat during a changeover successful the 3rd acceptable of the men's singles last against Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, successful New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Posted at 10:28 PM, Sep 12, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-12 23:28:02-04

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic's bid for the archetypal calendar-year Grand Slam successful men's tennis since 1969 ended with a nonaccomplishment to Daniil Medvedev successful the U.S. Open final.

Medvedev's 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 triumph Sunday gave him his archetypal large title and prevented Djokovic from collecting what would person been the grounds 21st of his career.

Djokovic entered this lucifer 27-0 successful 2021 astatine the sport's 4 astir important tournaments.

That included a triumph against Medvedev successful the Australian Open last successful February and titles astatine the French Open successful June and Wimbledon successful July.

The past antheral to expanse the Slams was Rod Laver successful 1969.

The past pistillate was Steffi Graf successful 1988.

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