Overview
- The 22-year-old beat the 38-year-old Serb 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 in 2 hours 23 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Djokovic received on-court treatment for right-shoulder and neck issues and faded in the third set.
- Jannik Sinner defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime to set Sunday’s final, with the champion to finish the tournament as world No. 1.
- Alcaraz has not dropped a set all tournament and led the winners count 31–15, narrowing their rivalry to 5–4 for Djokovic.
- The result was Alcaraz’s first hard-court win over Djokovic after earlier losses this cycle in Australia and at the Paris Olympics.