As good as ever, Djokovic went 27-1 in the sport’s most prestigious events this season: The blemish was a loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic will return to No. 1 in the rankings Monday, overtaking Alcaraz, who was the defending champion at Flushing Meadows but was eliminated by
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00:00 Novak Djokovic has won the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title, beating Daniel Medvedev
00:07 at Flushing Meadows in New York. The 36-year-old Serb won in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. His
00:14 victory means he's moved one major singles title in front of Serena Williams to become
00:19 the first player to win 24 in the Open era. Margaret Court also collected 24, but 13 of
00:25 those came before professionals were admitted to the Slam events. The triumph against Russian
00:30 Medvedev made Djokovic the oldest male champion at the US Open.
00:34 (whooshing)