Sharing a fierce rivalry with someone you like and respect so much can be a complex scenario; but not for Daniil Medvedev, who admittedly wants to see Novak Djokovic succeed and smash records, yet has no qualms about stopping him from doing that himself.
That was the case when Medvedev prevented Djokovic from completing the calendar-year Grand Slam in 2021 by defeating the Serb in the US Open final in straight sets.
Ad The pair will square off for the 14th time on Friday, in the Dubai semi-finals, where one of their respective streaks will come to an end.
ATP DubaiDjokovic into Dubai semi-finals after navigating Hurkacz test17 HOURS AGO Djokovic is on a 20-match winning run, dating back to last November’s ATP Finals, and is a perfect 15-0 in 2023.