Alcaraz wants to play his dream final with Djokovic

*Djokovic - Shelton: 2:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, Hanoi time.

*Alcaraz - Medvedev: 6:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, Hanoi time.

"Obviously that scenario is more likely to happen now than at the beginning of the tournament," Alcaraz said about his desire to play Djokovic in the final. "It would be great to see Nole in the last game in New York. We're both going through tough semi-finals, but we're both aiming for the final of our dreams."

Alcaraz and Djokovic have faced each other four times, including twice in the last two months at the Wimbledon final and the Cincinnati Masters final. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final in five sets, thereby preventing his senior from winning his 24th Grand Slam. A month later, Djokovic saved the championship-point to beat Alcaraz after three sets in the final in Cincinnati - in a match that was judged. best of the season. In the remaining two meetings, Alcaraz won at Madrid Masters 2022 and Djokovic won in the semi-finals of Roland Garros this year.

To rematch Djokovic at the US Open, Alcaraz needs to overcome Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals and hopes Djokovic defeats young home player Ben Shelton. Alcaraz won two of the three times he fought Medvedev. He lost to the Russian player in the first meeting at Wimbledon 2021, but won the last two matches. In this season's Wimbledon semi-finals, Alcaraz won overwhelmingly after three sets, allowing only Medvedev to win nine games.

"The last time I met Medvedev, I played a match with perfect tactics," Alcaraz said before the rematch with his Russian opponent. "I think my playing style can overcome the type of player like Medvedev. So, I will try to do the same thing as what I did at Indian Wells and Wimbledon. Hopefully I can play at the same level as before. shown in those matches".

Last year, Alcaraz won the Grand Slam for the first time in New York and became the youngest world number one in history. He said that he has grown a lot after his successes in the US and Wimbledon. "Last year here, I first knew the feeling of hitting a Grand Slam semi-final," the Spaniard recalled. "It's my fourth time now. I feel like I'm a completely different player. I deal with pressure better in big moments in important matches."

Losing Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the US Open, Alexander Zverev is also looking forward to the final between the Spaniard and Djokovic. He commented that the Serbian and Alcaraz players are on a different level compared to the rest. "I played Nole in Cincinnati and I played Alcaraz here, they are at the same level," Zverev said after the September 7 loss to Alcaraz. "There are many things that Nole is better at, but Carlos is also better in some respects. They are on a different level and the rest of the players need to work hard to catch up with them."