Daniil Medvedev's Journey to US Open Final vs Novak Djokovic

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Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic face-off again in the US Open final

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1st round: beat Attila Balazs (HUN) 6-1, 6-1, 6-0

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2nd round: beat Christopher O'Connell (AUS) 6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2

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3rd round: beat Sebastien Baez (ARG) 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6)

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4th round: beat Alex de Minaur (AUS x13) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2

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Quarter-final: beat Andrey Rublev (RUS x8) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

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Semi-final: beat Carlos Alcaraz (ESP x1) 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

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Novak Djokovic has a 26-1 record on hard courts this season, losing only to Daniil Medvedev on March 4 in Dubai.

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The last time Djokovic and Medvedev clashed at the U.S. Open was in the 2021 final, when the Russian captured his only major so far and denied the Serb a rare calendar Grand Slam

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