Daniil Medvedev Says Novak Djokovic Seems Super Young, But He Won’t Play Past 45

Novak Djokovic being back at the US Open is one of the big talks in the men’s field.

The Serb last played in New York losing to Daniil Medvedev squashing his hopes to claim a Calendar Slam.

Medvedev said Friday that he’s thrilled Djokovic is back.

“Him being back is great,” Medvedev said. “I always said I want him to play every tournament, especially even if at the moment he seems super young, there’s going to be one moment, we don’t know when, 45 years old, 40 years old, he’s going to stop. I think that’s the reality. I don’t think he’s going to go more than 45 years old or something,” he joked.

“So before he stops, it’s great to see him play in every tournament. Out of let’s say out of the big three, I played Roger, I was not the same as I am right now, my game matches Novak’s the best. He’s still probably the greatest of all time. It’s great that I can give him hard time.”

Medvedev made the US Open finals in 2019 but last year lost in the fourth round to Nick Kyrgios. This has been his best event.

“I love US Open. I feel excited to play. I feel excited to play. I feel excited for next week. I feel excited to come out on court and see how the crowd is going to be this year,” Medvedev said.

Medvedev is on the side with Carlos Alcaraz who hammered him twice this year.

“I could watch all his matches and try to see what should I do,” he said. “Sometimes when I see him on TV, I could see maybe Novak or Jannik or Tommy Paul usually gives him hard time. See one thing and think, Maybe he’s a little bit in trouble on this or that.

“But then during the match, it’s a complete different story. We played two times this year. It didn’t go at all well for me. I would call it two easy matches in a way. But for me it’s only motivation. Next time I play him I will try to do better because I don’t want to be beaten easy. That’s not why I play tennis. That’s not who I am.

“Every time I can meet him, it means semis minimum, here also. So it could be already great. I’m going to try my best to do better.”

Djokovic and Alcaraz lead the way in the US Open odds, but Medvedev is next on the list.

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