NEW YORK: Competing just a stone’s throw from the bright lights of Broadway, Daniil Medvedev (pix) delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the US Open on Sunday and deny Novak Djokovic a rare calendar year Grand Slam.

The Russian won the year’s final major 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 though the straight-sets victory was anything but routine as Medvedev had to grit his teeth and battle through cramp to close out the match, keeping the pain hidden to avoid giving Djokovic the scent of blood.