NEW YORK (Reuters) -Second seed Carlos Alcaraz took down 24-times major winner Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 with clinical precision to reach the U.S. Open final on Friday, prevailing in a blockbuster showdown that packed the house at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The match was billed as the hottest ticket in New York and lived up to the hype, with a scoreline that belied its intensity, as the 2022 champion Alcaraz soaked in deafening cheers on match point.
Djokovic had won their two most recent meetings, including in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open earlier this year, but the 38-year-old showed wear-and-tear against the Spaniard 16 years his junior.
Alcaraz will next play either defending champion Jannik Sinner or Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New YorkEditing by Christian Radnedge)
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