Carlos Alcaraz is back in the US Open final after a dominant straight-sets victory against 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday afternoon.

The 2022 US Open champion was full value for his 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory in two hours and 23 minutes against a 38-year-old opponent who looked every bit his age by the match’s conclusion.

Alcaraz, despite being 16 years younger than his opponent, had actually lost four of his last five meetings with Djokovic but produced a clinical performance to book his place in Sunday’s final against the winner of Friday night’s semi-final between Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Alcaraz is yet to drop a set at this year’s tournament, becoming the first man since Roger Federer in 2015 to reach the US Open final with

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