Novak Djokovic chased down a deep corner smash from Carlos Alcaraz and laced a backhand down the line early in Friday's US Open semifinals , a signature shot that brought the crowd to its feet.

Djokovic's 92 MPH sliding two-handed wasn't even good enough to win the game as the Serbian lost in straight sets 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 during a masterful effort from one of the game's rising superstars in Alcaraz.

At 38 years old, Djokovic ran out of gas early in the third set, after losing a second-set tiebreaker and failing to find momentum against the No. 2 seed who hasn't lost a set throughout the tournament. Djokovic hinted at retirement earlier this year after losing to Jannik Sinner in the French Open and his words following his latest grand slam exit in New York mirrored those remarks.

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