Novak Djokovic from Serbia recognizes the crowd after he lost Carlos Alcaraz in Spain, during the male semifinals of American open tennis championships on Friday, September 5, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Novak Djokovic, after he lost the semi -final match of the US Open against Carlos Alcaraz in direct sets on Friday, despite his age, he undertook to continue his persecution Grand Slam titles. 38-year-old Serbian search for a record 25.Djokovic expressed his determination to compete in all Grand Slam tournaments next year and emphasized their importance in tennis.“I’m not giving up Grand Slams, I’ll continue fighting,” Djokovic said. “I still want to play the Grand Slam season next year. They are just different from any other tournament. They are pillars of our sport.”The Serbian veteran previously warned that the top physical condition would be essential for the demanding alcaraz. The men’s tennis landscape was recently dominated by Alcaraz and Italian world world Jannik Sinner, who requested the last seven Grand Slam tournaments among them.
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“After the second set I ran out of gas,” Djokovic said. “I think I had enough energy to fight him and keep up with my rhythm for two sets. Then I was gas out and he continued.”“I’m happy with my tennis level, but you know it’s just his physicality,” Djokovic said. “As I said after the quarterfinals, I will do my best to give my body to keep this level, and the rhythm for as much hours as it is needed, but it wasn’t enough. Unfortunately, it is in my career at this point, I can’t control.”Djokovic acknowledged the growing challenge to compete with younger players in longer matches.“I can only do as much as I can. It will be very difficult for me in the future to overcome the obstacle of sinner Alcaraz, in the best of five to Grand Slams. I think I have a better chance of the best of three, but the best of five, it’s hard.”Despite the loss of Djokovice, he showed respect for his younger rivals, known as “sincaraz”.“There is never fun loss of tennis match, but at the same time, if I lost to someone, I would lose with these two boys,” Djokovic said. “I know they’re just better at the moment. You just have to give them it and say,” Okay. ”
