India, Sept. 6 -- Novak Djokovic was quick to address the chatter around his retirement after the Serb suffered a straight-set defeat against Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 US Open semifinal on Friday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. This was Djokovic's first defeat to Alcaraz on a hard court in four meetings, as the Spaniard avenged his recent losses to the 38-year-old, at this year's Australian Open and the 2024 Paris Olympics, to stay well on course for his sixth career Slam.

Djokovic became the first man in history to lose four straight Grand Slam semifinals in a single calendar year. Three of those losses came against either Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner, who has shared all the last seven Slams. He lost to Sinner in the French Open and Wimbledon....