How was US Open 2023?
The 143rd edition of the US Open Tennis Tournament, one of the biggest organizations in tennis, ended with the men’s final played on the night between Sunday and Monday. In the men’s category, World No. 2 Novak Djokovic became the champion by beating Daniil Medvedev 3-0, who passed World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals and reached the final. The women’s final played on Saturday resulted in the victory of Coco Gauff, who beat world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-1.
Men’s champion Novak Djokovic
The US Open Tennis Tournament, which started on August 28, ended with the men’s singles final played on Sunday, September 10. World number 2 Novak Djokovic beat world number 3 Daniil Medvedev 3-0 and achieved his 24th Grand Slam victory in total.
Novak Djokovic won the first set, which lasted 48 minutes, 6-3 and took a 1-0 lead. The second set between the Serbian racket and Medvedev was the scene of great excitement and lasted about one hour and 44 minutes. Djokovic also won this set 7-6, making the situation 2-0. the 36-year-old athlete did not give Medvedev a chance in the third set either and won the set 6-3. With this victory, Djokovic won 4 grand slams at the US Open and his twenty-fourth grand slam in total.
Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam winner in total, is also gradually opening up the gap between his closest rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Federer’s withdrawal improves the world No. 1’s record of winning consecutive Grand Slams due to Nadal’s injury as well.
Coco Gauff reaches her first Grand Slam victory
Coco Gauff won the title at the US Open, the last grand slam tennis tournament of the season, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 2-1 in the women’s singles final.
In the women’s singles final of the tournament held in New York City, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who has guaranteed to be ranked No. 1 in the world ranking to be updated after the US Open, faced world No. 6 Coco Gauff. The 19-year-old Gauff, who lost the first set of the match played on Arthur Ashe Stadium 6-2, won the next sets 6-3, 6-2 to reach her first victory in the second grand slam final of her career.
Many apps came to life for the first time at the US Open
The tournament was organized for the first time in August 1881 on grass courts in Newport, Rhode Island. Richards Sears, who won the first tournament that only members of the US National Lawn Tennis Federation (USNLTA) could participate in, did not leave the next 6 championships to anyone. The championship, which women tennis players could also compete in since 1887, was played on grass courts in 1975-1977.
Since the US Open was moved to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, built by the US Tennis Federation (USTA) in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York City in 1978, it has been held on courts called “Deco Turf”, which is obtained by placing layers of acrylic, rubber and silicone on an asphalt or concrete floor.
