NEW YORK—Carlos Alcaraz was about to start a series of TV interviews to discuss the way he used his youth, athleticism and creativity to beat the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–6 (4), 6–2 in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday.
First, though, Alcaraz asked everyone to hold on for a moment. He pulled his cell phone out of a pocket so he could check the score of Jannik Sinner’s semifinal against Felix Auger-Aliassime. It was still only the first set of that match, but you’ve got to keep tabs on your biggest rival, right?
