In a final quite controlled by Rafael Nadal , Daniil Medvedev remained faithful to his strategy despite going two sets down and was close to compromising his 19th Grand Slam title. He kept on forcing a lot, pulling quite hard with his back on Rafa's right. It went well and if he does the final break of 5-5 in the fifth set, I don't know what would have happened.

With the level shown by the Russian, he would have won the victory against 98% of the players on the circuit. But Nadal is a beast and adapts to any problem that comes. He had the triumph near, he got everything very uphill and even with a pretty bad game like he did to close, he knows how to compete and win. Medvedev just clicked mentally. I have seen it in the last two years and it was much more irregular. He played very well, but suddenly he left and broke rackets. He has a great summer and it was noted that he was very confident. If you follow this mental, tennis and physical level, you will be up there for a long time.

Nadal, Djokovic and Federer live by and for the Grand Slam. Being so close to being the best in history is an extra motivation. After having two match points to win Wimbledon, we cannot rule out the Swiss to add some other great . If he had not been with possibilities in the last two years, maybe, but he is still competitive and has an unquestionable talent. It is true that he is physically the worst of the three and that in the five-set matches he accuses the downtime more. There, both Nadal, who is very well again, and Djokovic, when nothing happens, have a clear advantage. Time plays against Federer.

I have the impression that Nadal will match the Swiss next year. Now, you should look in the rearview mirror to observe the evolution of Djokovic, because when he is well he is the most dangerous, very capable of winning three Grand Slam tournaments in a year. In fact, until this US Open had been done with four of the last five. He has marked hegemonic periods of very fertile harvest. The three maintain a very high commitment to tennis and are willing to take their fight to the limit.

There are players with possibilities to break their exclusivity in the majors , but another thing is that they can carry it out. There are, among others, Stefanos Tsitsipas , Alexander Zverev and Medvedev himself, who have shown that they have a very high level. Of course, in the case of the first two, without the regularity or the necessary flight in the big ones. They may not be ready to take over in the most demanding tournaments. If Federer, Nadal and Djokovic continue like this, they will have to take a step forward. Level they have, but they may not be ready yet. It remains to be seen what it will take to discuss the hegemony of the Big Three in the majors .

This new generation grows more slowly and is more exposed to distractions. Being aware of social networks and things that have nothing to do with tennis all the time helps little and delays its arrival at maturity. The three great dominators of the circuit have lived a different time, in which that was not so important. They are much more focused and professional in that regard. It is, in any case, tennis players with exceptional talent, as there have been very few in the history of this sport.

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