When does US Open 2023 men’s tennis final start in the UK? How to watch? Will Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev?
Sunday’s US Open fInal pits Novak Djokovic against Daniil Medvedev, the same opponent who beat him in the 2021 final at Flushing Meadows as he targets revenge in New York.
The final will see the 15th career meeting between the two stars, with Djokovic having won nine times, compared to Medvedev’s five.
Who will lift the US Open trophy this time? We preview the match, with details on how to watch and the start time in the UK.
When is the 2023 US Open men’s final?
The US Open men’s final will be played on Sunday, September 10.
Coverage of the match will begin at 20:30 UK time, while the contest itself should start at 21:00.
Highlights: Djokovic comes from two sets down to survive Djere test
How to watch the 2023 US Open men’s final
The US Open men’s final will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.
‘Every time in a Grand Slam final it’s another shot for history’
He admitted in the build-up that he feels the weight of history. He said: “I’m aware of it – and of course, I’m very proud of it. But again, I don’t have much time, nor do I allow myself to reflect on these things or think about the history too much in this sense.
“When I did that in the past, like the ’21 final here, I was maybe overwhelmed with the occasion and the opportunity, and I underperformed.”
The Serbian was also feeling his mortality in the build-up, admitting that the end of his career is somewhere in sight.
He said: “At 36, every Grand Slam final could be the last one. So, I think that I probably value these occasions and opportunities to win another Slam more than maybe 10 years ago because 10 years ago, I felt like, ‘hey, I still have quite a few years ahead of me’.”
‘You want to fight till the end, you want to win’
Medvedev has leaned into his humility in the late stages of the US Open this year. Before his semi-final meeting with Alcaraz, he told reporters he would need to produce an “11 out of 10” performance in order to advance to the final. After doing so, Medvedev’s attention turned to Sunday, a rematch of their 2021 meeting.
He said: “Novak, when he loses, he’s never the same after. So, he’s different. It’s just a different mentality. That’s why he has 23 Grand Slams, whatever, Masters 1000s, weeks at No. 1.
“So, I have to use it knowing that he’s going to be 10 times better than he was that day. I have to be, if I want to still beat him, 10 times better than I was that day. That’s what I’m going to try to do.”
The Russian was presented with the quirky statistic that he has performed better against Djokovic when the Serbian is ranked No. 1 than when he isn’t.
He responded: “Generally, I don’t know why the statistic is like this. I don’t think it has anything to do with what happens in the matches. As I say, Sunday, I really don’t care if he’s No. 1 or No. 2. It’s Novak Djokovic and I want to try to win.”
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