Novak Djokovic admitted that the physical demands of best-of-five matches are proving increasingly difficult after his US Open campaign came to an end in the semifinals as he was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz on Friday.

Djokovic was defeated well by Alcaraz 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 as the Spaniard set up a likely tie with a certain Jannik Sinner in the final. As of time of writing, he is facing off against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second US Open semi-final.

But the Serbian bowed to the pair and said that they are very much superior nowadays and that the format also cripples him in particular the best of five sets in the Grand Slams which have seen him pull up towards the end often and need medical timeouts.

“I lost three out of four Slams in the semis against these guys,” Djokovic said, referenci

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