{"id":292103,"date":"2023-09-11T00:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292103"},"modified":"2023-09-11T00:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:04:28","slug":"djokovic-wins-us-open-for-record-equalling-24th-grand-slam-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/djokovic-wins-us-open-for-record-equalling-24th-grand-slam-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic wins US Open for record-equalling 24th grand slam title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(7-5), 6-3 in the US Open men\u2019s final to match Margaret Court\u2019s all-time record haul of 24 grand slam titles.<\/p>\n
The victory, his fourth in 10 Flushing Meadows finals, capped another remarkable grand slam campaign for Djokovic with wins at the Australian, French and US Opens and a return to the top of the world rankings when they are updated next week.<\/p>\n
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Novak Djokovic celebrates his US Open win.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n The 36-year-old Serb becomes the oldest US Open men\u2019s winner in the Open era and the first to win three grand slam events in a season for the fourth time.<\/p>\n The win was also measure of revenge for Djokovic.<\/p>\n The second seed walked out on to a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday (Monday AEST) and stared across the net at Medvedev, the man once again standing between him and history \u2013 just as he had two years ago.<\/p>\n The last time the two clashed at the US Open was in the 2021 final, when the Russian captured his only major and denied the Serb a rare calendar Grand Slam.<\/p>\n MORE TO COME<\/strong><\/p>\n Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nMost Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n