Thanks to his 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4 victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic (1st) in the final of the US Open, the Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev (2nd) became the sixth Open Era player to beat the current number one on the planet and lift his first Grand Slam title.
The Muscovite, who had succumbed in his two antecedents in a decisive match Major (US Open 2019 and Australian Open 2021), debuted his record in major tournaments against the 87-time ATP champion, who was looking for his 21st trophy in the category and the annual Grand Slam.
The first to record something similar had been the Spanish Manuel Orantes, Who beat local Jimmy Connors and celebrated on American soil. in 1975. Then he joined Ivan Lendl, Which won over compatriot John Mc Enroe at Roland Garros in 1984. A few years later, in 1987, the Australian Pat Cash he became strong at Wimbledon and defeated Lendl.
In the current century, the Argentine Juan Martin Of the Potro enlarged the list of privileged by celebrating against the Swiss Roger Federer in Flushing Meadows, in 2009. The last was the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, Who celebrated at the Australian Open 2014, where he defeated Rafael Nadal from Manacor.