The 2023 US Open men's single final will be Daniil Medvedev vs. Novak Djokovic, a rematch of the 2021 final, after the Russian took out top seed Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals on Friday.
to reach a record 36th Grand Slam final.
Medvedev will be returning to the US Open finals for a third time, after beating Djokovic in 2021 for his first and only Grand Slam final and losing to Rafael Nadal in 2019. Djokovic will be playing for his title in New York since 2018, having exited in 2019 with a shoulder injury, been disqualified in 2020 for hitting a linesperson with a ball and missed the 2022 tournament because his visa was revoked over his lack of vaccination.
Djokovic, who is already assured the No. 1 ranking after this tournament, holds a 9-5 career record against Medvedev, but lost their most recent meeting 6-4, 6-4 in Dubai this year. The first set was the pivotal frame for Medvedev, as Alcaraz arguably outplayed him early. Neither player scored a break that set, but Alcaraz didn't even allow Medvedev to reach a break point. He also had more winners , fewer unforced errors and fewer double faults .
Even so, Medvedev held serve , then took the tiebreak. The quality of play was high throughout the first set, but one point stood above the others, with the pair exchanging 10 shots at the net:
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