Tennis at the US Open
Alcaraz thanks to victory in the top star duel with Djokovic in the final
Updated on 06.09.2025 – 01:07 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
For Carlos Alcaraz, the US Open is about the sixth Grand Slam title-and the possible jump to the top of the world rankings. He is too strong and too fit for Novak Djokovic.
French Open Champion Carlos Alcaraz won the top star duel with Novak Djokovic and reached the endgame of the US Open for the second time. The 22-year-old Spaniard confidently prevailed in the semi-finals against the Serbian record grand slam winner with 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 4), 6: 2.
The tournament winner from 2022 on Sunday in New York will play against the Italian world ranking list of Jannik Sinner or outsider Felix Auger-Aliasseime from Canada for his sixth Grand Slam title. With a victory or with a surprising semi-finals from Sinner, Alcaraz would rise again to number one in the tennis world. It will be his third Grand Slam final one after the other.
“Being here again in the final of the US Open feels great. It wasn’t the best level of the tournament of me. I opened very well, that was very important today. In general, I played good tennis,” said Alcaraz after his success in 2:23 hours.
Djokovic has to bury his hope for the 25th Grand Slam title, with which he would swing the sole record holder in front of the Australian Margaret Court, for these US Open. Djokovic is also aware that it will be more and more complicated to achieve the big goal. “But that’s why I don’t give up the Grand Slams,” said the four-time US Open Champion. “I will continue to fight, try to reach the endgames and to fight a trophy.” He is planning for the full Grand Slam season 2026.
He proved that even when he was 38, he is still one of the best in the world. At all four of the biggest events this season, he was in the semi -finals – but then it was always over.
Alcaraz, in outstanding form for weeks, was simply too strong. It is without loss of sets in the entire course of the tournament. “Unfortunately, the energy went out after the second set. I had enough energy to keep up two sentences. Then I was exhausted and he continued,” admitted Djokovic.