Look! Record-chasing Djokovic sets up US Open final with Medvedev

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Look! Record-chasing Djokovic sets up US Open final with Medvedev

Is hoping to become the first man since 1969 to win a calendar Grand Slam

Published: September 11, 2021 12:02 Imran Malik, Assistant Editor

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SPORT — Novak Djokovic, the world number one, beat Alexander Zverev in a gruelling five-setter to set up a US Open final against world number two Daniil Medvedev and keep his bid for a calendar Grand Slam on track. Image Credit: AP

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sport — Djokovic now has the chance to win a record 21st men's Grand Slam singles title but he had to recover from falling a set behind against the fourth seed to eventually win 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2. Image Credit: AFP

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sport — If he can beat Medvedev tomorrow at Flushing Meadows then he will move clear of the 20 majors won by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Image Credit: USA Today sports

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sport — History-chasing Djokovic can also become the first man to win all four majors in the same year since Rod Laver in 1969. Image Credit: AFP

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sport — "There's only one match left, all in, let's do it. I'm going to put my heart and my soul and my body and my head into that one," Djokovic said. Image Credit: AP

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sport — Tough match... Zverev, who at 24 is 10 years Djokovic's junior pushed the world number one all the way. Image Credit: AP

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sport — Zverev, of Germany, had ended Djokovic's hopes of another slice of history, the 'Golden Slam', by beating him at the Olympics six weeks ago. Image Credit: AP

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sport — Jelena Djokovic, wife of Novak, reacts after he won at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. She will be back there tomorrow to cheer her hubby on as he tries to create history. Image Credit: AFP

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