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Daniil Medvedev was stubborn to a fault at the US Open, but still came away a winner
With his win over Alcaraz and his challenge to Djokovic, the Russian reminded us that he remains at the very top of the game.
Published Sep 13, 2023
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![“I should have been less stubborn and gone forward earlier in the match, but I only started doing it a little bit in the third set,” said Medvedev. “But [by then] the match was a different story.”](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/cakzhwufl32xo9a6uaji.jpg)
“I should have been less stubborn and gone forward earlier in the match, but I only started doing it a little bit in the third set,” said Medvedev. “But [by then] the match was a different story.”
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Most important for Medvedev, it seemed, was showing that he can still beat someone like Alcaraz playing his normal, back-of-the-court style.
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