The newest rivalry in tennis edges ever closer to its latest denouement, after Novak Djokovic booked his place in a 47th Grand Slam semi-final with relative ease in New York.
The prospect is increasingly looming of Djokovic facing world No1 Carlos Alcaraz in a third final in less than two months, after thrillers at Wimbledon and Cincinnati made up for a one-sided affair at the French Open in the Serbian’s favour.
