NEW YORK (Reuters) – Competing just a stone’s throw from the bright lights of Broadway, Daniil Medvedev delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the U.S. Open on Sunday and deny Novak Djokovic a rare calendar year Grand Slam. “I started cramping at 5-3, I think because of the pressure at 5-2 where I had match points, I didn’t make it,” he told reporters. “If you really look the replay, when I walked to the towel, my leg was just going behind. He had come close here two years ago, coming up short in the final after a five-set thriller against Rafa Nadal. I knew that the only thing I can do is focus,” said Medvedev.

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