US Open 2021: Watch Daniil Medvedev do a FIFA celebration after winning first career Grand Slam title

Sunday afternoon, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2021 US Open men’s singles championship. The win was historic in two senses with Medvedev profitable his first profession Grand Slam title and likewise spoiling Djokovic’s bid for historical past within the course of.

Djokovic entered the ultimate having received 27 consecutive Grand Slam matches. He wanted only one extra to grow to be the primary man since 1969 to win all 4 majors — the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open — in the identical yr, often called the calendar-year Grand Slam.

Medvedev’s upset additionally shut down Djokovic’s likelihood (at the very least, this season) to overhaul his rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, for the all-time report of Grand Slam singles titles. Now, Djokovic will end out this tennis season nonetheless tied along with his ‘Massive Three’ rivals at 20 Grand Slam titles every.

After profitable championship level, the 25-year-old Medvedev dropped to the bottom. In shock? In disbelief? Effectively, sure, however there’s extra to it than that, apparently. 

It wasn’t fairly the identical because the signature ‘drop to the ground‘ celebration many tennis gamers do upon profitable. It was a bit completely different. Medvedev gave an evidence as to what precisely his celebration was through the post-match trophy ceremony.

“Solely legends will perceive,” Medvedev prefaced. “What I did after the match is an L2 + Left. Thanks guys.”

What Medvedev seems to be referencing along with his flop celebration is a transfer from the FIFA online game. If a FIFA participant presses two buttons on the PlayStation controller (L2 and left), it is going to consequence within the exact same falling celebration Medvedev did after profitable. So, Medvedev should additionally admire just a little FIFA motion in his free time. You must surprise how lengthy he was ready to duplicate this FIFA objective celebration for his real-life celebration as soon as he received his first Grand Slam title.