Carlos Alcaraz is searching main sport. The 22-year-old Spaniard is heading again to the US Open last after ousting 24-time main champion Novak Djokovic in straight units Friday in New York. (6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2) Now, Alcaraz awaits the winner of No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 24 Felix Auger Aliassime.
Alcaraz took benefit early on of the veteran he fell to of their final assembly on the Australian Open earlier this 12 months. Alcaraz scored the lone break of the primary set on Djokovic’s opening service sport and held on from there for the early set lead.
Hassle discovered him within the second set, nevertheless, as Djokovic broke Alcaraz early and scored a 3-0 lead. However Alcaraz battled again and scored a break of his personal earlier than the set went to a tiebreak. That is when issues actually heated up as the 2 males managed a run of six straight breaks of serve, together with some unimaginable rallies, earlier than Alcaraz took management and received the set 7-6 (4).
Djokovic, 38, known as for a coach earlier than the third set to assist him stretch his neck muscle mass, a standard prevalence each time the Serbian performs as of late as he at all times appears to be battling a well being problem.
It grew to become clear that he had nothing left within the tank, although, and gave away an early break within the third set with a double fault. Alcaraz then consolidated the break as Djokovic started plodding across the courtroom, barely shifting in any respect.
Alcaraz’s file at this 12 months’s US Open is astonishing as he has but to even drop a set. This comes a 12 months after he was surprised within the second spherical by Botic van de Zandschulp in straight units.
If he finally ends up getting Sinner, will probably be the third straight Grand Slam last showdown between the 2. They performed an all-time basic on the French Open the place Alcaraz rallied from down two units to win a five-set tiebreak. Sinner received his revenge at Wimbledon in a four-set effort.
