“Honestly, at the end of the third set I already imagined what they would say after losing. It seemed that in 20 minutes this would happen. I thought how I would lose in three sets in the first final, how I fought, but not to the end. I decided that we just have to fight for every ball, and now I have gone so far, ”the Russian said after the match.
He also turned to the fans, saying that he ended up in the final thanks to their energy, and due to this energy he fought in the last game until the very end.
“Today's match will forever remain in my memory, since I played on the most important court of the world. When I thought what kind of speech I would say after the third set, you pushed me forward because you wanted to see more tennis, ”Medvedev added.
The meeting ended with a score of 7: 5, 6: 3, 5: 7, 4: 6, 6: 4 in favor of the second racket of the world.
Nadal previously praised Medvedev for playing in the US Open finals.
RT led the text broadcast of the US Open men's singles final between Medvedev and Nadal.