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Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev won the US Open by defeating Serb Novak Djokovic in the final. The meeting ended with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 4.
How notes RBC, the last time a Russian tennis player won the Grand Slam was in 2005, when Marat Safin won the Australian Open. In total, domestic male tennis players in singles had 11 finals at the Grand Slam tournaments and five victories.
Medvedev won the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career. He also played in the Australian Open final this year, where he lost to Djokovic in three sets. Now the Russian tennis player ranks second in the world ranking, he has 12 singles titles. In 2019, the Russian played in the US Open final, losing to the Spaniard Rafael Nadal in five sets. Last year, Medvedev reached the semifinals of the tournament.
The winner of the US Open will receive $ 2.5 million in prize money, the finalist – $ 1.25 million.
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