'Hey Med, not so fast, i'm still #1'
This pretty much was Novak's message today...
These matches are similar to Murray vs Djokovic. Both are supreme defenders with Novak being a little more offensive from the baseline and Danil having a better serve. It comes down to who can keep the UFEs down and remain patient. At AO, Novak made few UFEs and cracked Med. At USO, Novak made many UFEs and cracked himself. Here, they were going toe to toe, Novak started moving Med side to side, Med cracked in 3rd set, got frustrated, UFEs went up. It's about who cracks first.....
Also, Novak used variety, showing his all court game which has helped him become the GOAT, statistically (no denying facts). He came to net often, served and volleyed, used dropper, slice etc....
2022 will be interesting.