US Open Day 14 - Medvedev poops on Djokovic's Grand Slam party

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Sports & Recreation, Wimbledon, Sports

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Rod Laver in 1969 is STILL the last man to complete the calendar Grand Slam after Novak Djokovic fell one match short by losing in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final.

Catherine and Matt talk about Djokovic's sub-par performance and the possible reasons for it, the extraordinary moment he received the support of the crowd and what that meant to him, the ways in which Medvedev played a fantastic match, and the story behind his legendary celebration.

Elsewhere, there's chat about what this defeat could mean for the future, discussion about Dylan Alcott and Diede De Groot completing their Golden Slams, a review of the women's doubles final, and final reflections on an unforgettable tournament.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Billie Jean King.
0:01.8	This is Mary and Bartori.
0:03.1	I'm Matt's Vellander.
0:04.3	This is Mary Carillo.
0:05.3	This is Pam Shriver.
0:06.4	I'm San Roenka.
0:07.4	I'm Lighten Huat.
0:08.1	This is Yannick Noah.
0:09.2	And you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:22.4	So, Daniel Mepative is the brand new US Open Champion
0:27.2	in his third Grand Slam Final, his second against Novak Djokovic,
0:32.2	his second of the year, in fact, against Novak Djokovic.
0:35.9	And it couldn't have been more different to the first,
0:37.9	played at the Australian Open earlier this year.
0:40.3	Novak Djokovic fails to complete the calendar grand slam.
0:45.6	He falls at the final hurdle with Rod Laver
0:49.7	watching on the last man to complete the calendar grand slam in 1969.
0:55.3	He was there.
0:57.1	He was poised to present the trophy in the event of a Djokovic
1:02.2	and I can tell you that Mepative's win tonight
1:05.7	whilst many will celebrate it for many different reasons.
1:10.7	It did deny us the opportunity to see Rod Laver walk
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