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Second set: Medvedev 3-6, 3-3 Djokovic (*denotes next server)
More brilliant serving from Djokovic, who holds at love in about a minute and a half. Djokovic has won all 12 points on his serve in this second set and 33 of 43 overall.
Second set: Medvedev 3-6, 3-2 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Medvedev holds from love-30 down, closing out the hold with back-to-back aces of 108mph (out wide) and 121mph (down the middle). Still on serve in the second.
Second set: *Medvedev 3-6, 2-2 Djokovic (*denotes next server)
Djokovic holds at love again, outlasting his Russian foe in a highlight-reel 27-shot rally along the way. Medvedev has won just 10 points on Djokovic’s serve in this match, three off the first and seven off the second.
Second set: Medvedev 3-6, 2-1 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic gets it to 30-all when Medvedev blinks first during a 16-shot exchange, then to deuce moments later. But Medvedev answers with back-to-back unreturnable first serves to blast his way out of trouble. These longer rallies of nine shots or more have played out on even terms so far with Medvedev and Djokovic each having won nine apiece.
Second set: *Medvedev 3-6, 1-1 Djokovic (*denotes next server)
Djokovic holds at love for the first time all match, capping it with another serve-and-volley success. He’s 7 for 8 on points won at the net today (while Medvedev is a perfect 5 for 5).
Second set: Medvedev 3-6, 1-0 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Immediate pressure on Medvedev to open the second. He goes behind love-15 then 15-30 on his serve. But follows with a pair of overhand winners set up by powerful angled groundstrokes. Game point. But Medvedev then mixes in a double fault for deuce. His fourth double of the afternoon against two aces. The game extends to three deuce points before Medvedev finally holds without facing a break point. Tense stuff!
Updated at 22.22 BST
Medvedev has left the court for a bathroom break. Djokovic has won 15 of 19 grand finals after winning the first sets including 10 of 11 on hard courts, the lone blip coming in a 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 defeat to Stan Wawrinka at the 2016 US Open.
Djokovic wins first set, 6-3!
First set: Medvedev 3-6 Djokovic
Djokovic sprints out to 40-15 and a third set point, the first on his racket. And this time he converts it after Medvedev sends a backhand sailing past the baseline. First set to the 23-time grand slam champion after 48 minutes!
Novak Djokovic reacts in the first set.
Updated at 22.20 BST
First set: Medvedev 3-5 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Medvedev falls behind love-30 after with his second double fault. He gets it to 30-all with a backhand winner, but follows with an unforced error on the backhand side for 30-40, creating a set point. Medvedev rattles off two quick points for game point but makes another double fault for a second deuce point. Another unforced error, Medvedev’s 11th, gives Djokovic another set point but Medvedev saves that one, too, with an overhand winner. Medvedev then escapes with the hold after hitting a forehand winner and a 125mph first serve down the middle that Djokovic can’t handle. Now Djokovic will try to serve out the set.
First set: *Medvedev 2-5 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic toils to another hard-fought hold, closing it with a forehand winner at the end of another taxing 25-shot baseline rally. He’s hit 11 winners against eight unforced errors. Medvedev will serve to stay in the first set after the change of ends.
First set: Medvedev 2-4 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Medvedev holds comfortably, crunching his first two aces of the match along the way. But can he make any progress on Djokovic’s serve before this opening set slips away?
*Medvedev 1-4 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Djokovic goes behind love-15 on his serve, then 15-30 after Medvedev outlasts him over an exhausting 36-shot baseline rally. A tired Djokovic mixes it up with a serve-and-volley off an 84mph second serve and it pays off as he slots a forehand winner at the net for 30-all. Another forehand volley winner by Djokovic gets it to game point, but Medvedev responds with a backhand winner down the line early in the point for deuce. Djokovic wins another serve-and-volley point, then Medvedev nets a running forehand early in the point. Another hold for the second-seeded Serb.
Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Daniil Medvedev.
Updated at 22.06 BST
First set: Medvedev 1-3 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Medvedev wins four of five points to hold and get on the board. It looks straightforward enough on the stat sheet but these are grueling rallies. Nothing is coming easy.
*Medvedev 0-3 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
Medvedev hits a deft backhand winner at the net for love-15 to end a string of six straight points for Djokovic. He then follows with a forehand passing winner for love-30, already threatening to get the break right back. But Djokovic wins two quick points for 30-all, then gets the better of Medvedev over another 15-shot rally for game point. And he finishes it off with a 120mph ace down the middle to hold from love-30 down. Convincing.
Daniil Medvedev returns a shot to Novak Djokovic.
Updated at 21.41 BST
Djokovic breaks in second game of first set!
First set: Medvedev 0-2 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
A rocky start for Medvedev. He makes a backhand error on the opening point, then a double fault for love-30. Another extended baseline exchange follows and Djokovic finishes it with a crisp forehand winner on the 16th shot for love-40 and three break points. And he needs only one of them when Medvedev sends a forehand sailing past the baseline early the rally. He’s broken at love.
*Medvedev 0-1 Djokovic* (*denotes next server)
The first point is a 19-shot rally won by Djokovic. Medvedev wins a much shorter second point when Djokovic misfires on a backhand. The third is another punishing 23-shot exchange won by Djokovic on a backhand winner. Scintillating stuff from the word go! The crowd is really buzzing. Djokovic makes another backhand error for 30-all and he’s got a hint of pressure on his serve. But he wraps up the hold in style, crunching back-to-back aces of 124mph and 123mph down the middle. What a start!
Prelude
Hello and welcome to Arthur Ashe Stadium for today’s blockbuster men’s final between Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic. For the second time in three years these heavyweights of the men’s tour are meeting for the US Open title. In 2021, Medvedev defeated Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to prevent the Serbian star from winning the calendar grand glam. Today the third-seeded Medvedev will attempt to capture his second major title, while the second-seeded Djokovic will aim to earn his fourth US Open crown in his
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