Novak Djokovic was crowned champion of the 2023 US Open. The Serbian defeated Daniil Medvedev in three sets to claim his fourth crown on American soil and return to the top of the ATP rankings. The match, marked by good returns from Nole and a lot of forcefulness when it came to going to the net, lasted a little more than three hours and was defined by 6-3, 7-6 and 6-3.
With this achievement, Djokovic reached 24 Grand Slam titles, which are divided as follows: 10 Australian Open, 7 Wimbledon, 3 Roland Garros and now 4 US Open. The winning gap increases between Rafael Nadal (22) and Roger Federer (20). A little further behind were Pete Sampras (14), Bjorn Borg (11), Ivan Lendl (8) and Jimmy Connors (8).
During the awards ceremony, Djokovic, who wore a Kobe Bryant jersey, thanked his family for the constant support, commenting that they had to put many things aside for him to follow his passion for tennis. He also took the opportunity to highlight Medvedev's career, predicting that he has many big tournaments to win in his career. He even praised him as the most authentic personality on the circuit, slipping a "never change".
Novak hoists the 🏆 once again in New York! pic.twitter.com/LmZGzxT4Tp
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 11, 2023
The last big tournament of the year features an interesting diversity of champions in recent years. Despite the hegemony of the so-called Big Four of tennis, five tennis players managed to sneak in and lift the silver trophy from 2014 to 2023.
The last 10 US Open champions (men)
2014: Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
2015: Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
2016: Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
2017: Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
2018: Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
2019: Rafael Nadal, defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.
2020: Dominic Thiem, defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6.
2021: Daniil Medvedev, defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
2022: Carlos Alcaráz, defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3.
2023: Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
The last 10 US Open champions (women)
2014: Serena Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–3.
2015: Flavia Penneta, defeated Roberta Vinci 7–6, 6–2.
2016: Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plískova 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.
2017: Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0.
2018: Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4.
2019: Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5.
2020: Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka 1–6, 6–3, 6–3.
2021: Emma Raducanu, defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3.
2022: Iga Swiatek defeated Ons Jabeur 6–2, 7–6.
2023: Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2–6, 6–3, 6–2.
