3 h. ago US Open: Carlos Alcaraz condemns Novak Djokovic to another semi

Unlucky Djokovic has now lost in the last four at every Grand Slam event in 2025, while Alcaraz is into a third consecutive final

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3 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to reach final – as it happened

Alcaraz powered to a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 win and a likely final against Jannik Sinner as the 38-year-old Djokovic was once again denied in a slam semiHere’s Novak. He’s asked before stepping on to court how his body is feeling. “It’s feeling alright, let’s see. I’m expecting a very physical battle. I look forward to it, the challenge.”And then it’s Carlos. “To be honest in the grand slams having two days to rest [before this semi-final], to feel fresh, is great. I recharged the battery physically and mentally. I’ve been really consistent this tournament [on serve], which I’m really happy about. But now I’m facing one of the best returners, it’s going to be tricky.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Novak Djokovic v Carlos Alcaraz, men’s semi

Updates from the first of the men’s semi-finals Alcaraz v Djokovic: two contrasting careers | Email KatyHere’s Novak. He’s asked before stepping on to court how his body is feeling. “It’s feeling alright, let’s see. I’m expecting a very physical battle. I look forward to it, the challenge.”And then it’s Carlos. “To be honest in the grand slams having two days to rest [before this semi-final], to feel fresh, is great. I recharged the battery physically and mentally. I’ve been really consistent this tournament [on serve], which I’m really happy about. But now I’m facing one of the best returners, it’s going to be tricky.” Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Novak Djokovic hopes body will not let him down in US Open semi

The 38-year-old is aiming to reach his first Grand Slam final of the season

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46 h. ago US Open live: Sinner sets challenge to Djokovic and Alcaraz with ruthless thrashing of Musetti

Sinner returned to the US Open semi-finals with a dominant performance and joins Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last four

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47 h. ago US Open live: Sinner battles Musetti after Anisimova stuns Swiatek to set up Osaka semi

Can Sinner return to the US Open semi-finals and join Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last four?

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55 h. ago Novak Djokovic v Carlos Alcaraz start time: When is US Open semi

Djokovic and Alcaraz meet for the ninth time, with a place in the US Open final at stake

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2 d. ago Novak Djokovic sets up Alcaraz showdown after reaching 14th US Open semi

Serb beats Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at Flushing MeadowsCarlos Alcaraz awaits as Djokovic seeks fifth US Open titleForty minutes into his umpteenth big match under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Novak Djokovic seemed to be coming undone. After a supreme start, Djokovic’s first serve had suddenly deserted him. His ground strokes began to spew unforced errors. Up against the wall, he faced five break points while serving for the first set.Each time he came close to falling into the abyss, allowing his distinguished opponent back into the match, Djokovic conjured up a spectacular response. That nerveless, clutch play would define his performance as Djokovic held off a spirited late comeback from a battling Taylor Fritz, who had been the superior player for significant parts of the match, and an increasingly unruly New York crowd to reach the semi-finals of the US Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Novak Djokovic quells fightback to set up Carlos Alcaraz clash in semi

Djokovic defeated fourth seed Taylor Fritz in a tense quarter-final.

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1 week ago Lefties like Shelton and Draper could flip the script at this year’s US Open

Rafael Nadal aside, there has been a paucity of male southpaw champions in recent decades. But that could change at Flushing Meadows this yearDuring the peak years of the Big Three, from 2008-2020, the only relevant issue to be discussed when discussing a grand slam draw was which of the trio was scheduled to meet before the final. And what this ultimately meant was that semi-finals often turned out be better than the finals (see: the 2010 and 2011 US Open semi-finals between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, or the 2013 and 2021 French Open semis between Rafael Nadal and Djokovic).Tennis hadn’t had that kind of impenetrable triangle of stars since the Jimmy Connors-Björn Borg-John McEnroe troika’s very brief hold on the sport in the late 1970s and very early 1980s. What makes that long-ago epoch stand out even further is the preponderance of left-handed players. Consider – from 1974 through 1984, a southpaw triumphed in every one of those 11 years at the US Open; Connors in 1974, 1...

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