At the moment, Djokovic is on the 1st line of the rating. Daniil Medvedev is in third place. If he wins, Daniel will be able to get close to the first line of the World Ranking. But, without a doubt, he will already move to the 2nd line of the ATP rating, beating Nadal. Now forecasters give a slight advantage to the Serb. Bets are placed on his victory with odds: 1.9+, on Medvedev's victory, you can bet with odds slightly more than 2. But let's see what the match will show. Who will be able to win?
First set
Djokovic started the set and match. Moreover, 1 game was started by an ace. Novak won the first game quite confidently. He played only one rally. In the second game, Novak had an advantage of 40 - 15. This allowed the Serb to realize a break point. Score: 2 - 0. The third game Djokovic wins at "0". The fourth game is won by Daniel. Score: 3 - 1. In the 5th game, winning 15 - 40, Daniil was able to convert a break point. Score: 3 - 2. The sixth game Medvedev wins at "0". Score: 3 -3.
Djokovic wins 7 game (4 - 3). Daniel wins game 8 (4 - 4). In the 9th game, Djokovic won (5 - 4). In the 10th game the score becomes: 5 - 5. The 11th game Djokovic wins at "0". In the 12th game, Djokovic had a triple break, set point. Medvedev was able to play only 2. Djokovic realized a break point and won the game and set. Set score: 7 - 5.
Second set
Djokovic started the second set. But Daniil was able to convert the break point and win the first game. In the second game, Daniel was leading 0 - 30. But he could not win the game. Djokovic not only equalized the score, but was able to come out ahead. After the break-point is realized, the score in the set becomes equal to: 1 - 1. Djokovic wins the third game. In the 4th game, with the score 40 - 30, Novak realized a break point. Score: 3 - 1. Djokovic confidently wins the 5th game (4 - 1). Medvedev wins game 6 (4 - 2).
In the seventh game, with a score of 40 - 40, Djokovic was able to put the squeeze on his opponent. Score: 5 - 2. In the 8th game, Novak had a double break. He managed to realize the advantage from the second try. Accordingly, Djokovic wins 2 sets. Score: 6 - 2.
Set number 3
Once again, Djokovic starts the set. With a score of 40 - 40, the Serb still managed to win the game. In the second game, Medvedev was leading, but Djokovic turned the tide of the game. He not only leveled the score, but was also able to realize the break. The score becomes 2 - 0. In game 3, the Serb wins. Score: 3 - 0. Medvedev takes a point in the 4th game. The score becomes 3 - 1. In the 5th game, Djokovic confidently takes a point. Score: 4 - 1. In the third set it was clear that Daniel's game was going wrong. He made mistakes in simple situations. But still Daniel was able to win the 6th game (4 - 2).
In the 7th game, Novak wins a point on his serve (5 - 2). In the 7th game, Djokovic decided the fate of the match and the championship title. He was able to realize break and match points on the first try. The final score of the set: 6 - 2. The final score of the match: 3 - 0 (7 - 5, 6 - 2 and 6 - 2).
A total of 28 games were played in the match. The final lasted 1 hour 54 minutes. Djokovic earned 2000 rating points. In addition, he received $ 2,113,375 in prize money. Medvedev earned 1,200 rating points and $ 1,152,750 in prize money. Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open for the second time in a row.
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