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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 5, 2025 at 11:24 pm

   Points won by each set: | 36-30, 37-36, 28-15 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   30 % Alcaraz – 27 of 89
   22 % Djokovic – 21 of 93

   Djokovic [7] has become the first man in the Open Era to play four major semifinals in a year, losing them all. This is his harsh reality at the age of 38 – it’s recently almost impossible to advance to the major final not facing either Sinner or Alcaraz in the quarter- or semifinal. Djokovic had defeated Alcaraz in the quarterfinal in Australia this year, but that victory cost him so much, he retired after the opening set of the semifinal. The fact he had a two-day off before their meeting in New York City was beneficial, as opposed to weather conditions in the day-time when they played (26°C, ~70% humidity) – in five matches he’d won en route to the semifinal, physically the worst he looked in the only one he played under the Sun (2R vs Svajda)… Alcaraz [2] broke already in the opening game, and held five times firmly, not doing anything spectacular to get the second break. The Serb raced to a 3:0* lead in the 2nd set, but at 3:1 (30-all) Alcaraz showed his magic being able to make a FH passing-shot winner with a very short back-swing standing in no-man’s land. He broke back, and nothing interesting happened afterwards for ~thirty minutes. The tie-break was begun with Djokovic’s serve-and-volley action – he lost the point and it set the tone for the rest of it. He was constantly on the back foot, finally showed the first signs of tiredness as he lost a point for *3:5 (photo in the pic-stats). After the 4/7 lost tie-break, he seemed discouraged which is absolutely understandable given the fact he was facing the opponent 16 years his junior, who’s looking fresh as a daisy not having lost a set prior to the semifinal.

   Serve & volley: Alcaraz 2/3, Djokovic 1/5

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