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Novak Djokovic—the world’s highest-paid tennis star—clinched his 24th Grand Slam victory at the U.S. Open Sunday night, beating the young opponent who shut him out of his last U.S. Open and breaking a historic tie with Serena Williams, one day after Coco Gauff, 19, won her first major tennis title and became the first American teenager to win the Open since Williams’ victory in 1999.
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Djokovic, who beat rising star Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 Sunday evening, is now the player with the most major singles championships in the Open era with 24 Grand Slam wins—surpassing Williams’ 23 titles.
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