Novak is not going to play for his fifth US Open title on Sunday.
Within the semi-finals of the US Open, Novak Djokovic fell to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the match’s second seed, in straight units 4-6, 6-7 (4), 2-6.
The match lasted two hours and 23 minutes.
Alcaraz broke Novak’s serve within the very first sport, which turned out to be key for successful the primary set. Novak had just a few probabilities to interrupt again, however couldn’t take them, and Alcaraz went up 1-0 in units.
The second set was full of pleasure. Novak bought his first break and led 3-0, however Alcaraz shortly bounced again to degree the rating. The set was determined in a dramatic tie-break, the place Alcaraz saved his cool and went up 2-0 in units.
Within the third set, Novak appeared noticeably drained. Alcaraz broke once more within the fourth sport to steer 3-1 after which closed it out 6-2.
Match statistics: aces (4-7), double faults (4-2), winners (15-31), unforced errors (28-30), whole factors received (81-98).
With this win, Alcaraz narrowed Novak’s lead of their H2H matches to 5-4.
It’s nonetheless unknown which match is subsequent for the Serbian star.
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