New York | Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic and Auger-Aliassy set to write history

Carlos Alcaraz is such a beautiful young guy. Forever, smiling. Always charming. Flawlessly. Always polite. The embodiment of the perfect son. The tight (or rather crew) boy next door.

I know he’s hungry. I know his ambition for more, so let’s take a look. I know I have often played against him. I really want revenge. That is clear. Carlos Alcaraz

And yet he let his guard slip to reveal the depth of his competitive line when it came to Novak Djokovic in the last four of the US Open.

You are supposed to respect your elderly and although Alcaraz Djokovic certainly respects his senior for 16 years, he is on a revenge mission to bring down the oldest player to reach all four major semi -final in the same year.

The World No.2 remains Smarting from Djokovic, 38, and beats him in their last meeting, in the last eight of the Australian Open this year, and of course in the Olympic final in Paris last year.

He would undoubtedly feel the same thing about Jannik Sinner, who in his semi-final Meet Felix Auger-Aliassy, ​​he and his arch rival were allowed to meet this year in another grand finale after the Italian defeated him in the Wimbledon Decider in the summer to avenge a French open definitive loss against the Spaniard.

But first things. Djokovic, who pursues a record of 25th SLAM Singles Crown, must be treated.

Alcaraz, 22, who won his first major in New York three years ago, said: “Novak, we all know the game of Novak. It doesn’t matter that he has been out of the Tour since Wimbledon. He has been playing great matches in this tournament. I know he is hungry.

Alcaraz is also motivated to reach its first hard court for two years, so that he can recover the first place in the ranking.

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But Dokovic will of course not roll over because this year he wants to end a bald run in his three previous last four meetings.

Serbian Djokovic seems to have put on an iron mask in the second week of the open after the first marked weaknesses. He seemed to have proven his fitness in the way he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff and 2024 finalist and home favorite Taylor Fritz to earn his first date with Alcaraz since Melbourne.

But there were doubts about the condition of his body after winning in the third round when he said it was “the most concerned I have ever had about it” at a slam. And it still concerns him while he prepares for taking Alcaraz.

He said after Fritz’s victory: “The next few days are really the key to me to really get my body in shape and ready to fight five sets if necessary. Would like to be fit enough to play and potentially play five sets with Carlos.”

Djokovic, who leads his head-to-head with Alcaraz 5-3, said: “I know my best tennis is needed, but I would take the opportunity.

“Normally I like to play the big matches on a big stage. It is just that I am not really sure how the body will feel in the coming days. But I will do my utmost with my team to be suitable for that. There is a lot going on, that’s for sure. It won’t be short points.”

Since 2007, Djokovic has not been made a grand final twice in a year in a year.

But to maintain that run, it seems that he should deny the flair that Alcaraz owns by dominating the basic line as he did on the Australian Open this year. But it will not be easy with Alcaraz, who has only lost his serve during the tournament and is undefeated in 11.

Jannik Sinner remains the man to beat

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Sinner is rated 33-1 by William Hill to beat Auger-Aliassime.

The Italian only handed over two games in his recent victory by Cincinnati Masters in the Canadian, although Auger-Aliassime beat him twice on the bounce three years ago.

Sinner is certainly in the mood. He won 91 percent of the points on his first services against fellow countryman Lorenzo Musetti in their quarterfinals. And he has lost four games in the Slams all year round and can be protected from his fourth title in the last five Majors, with his French open loss for Alcaraz the One Blip.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is the underdog in this competition

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