Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts after winning a game against Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Alcaraz defeats Djokovic to reach the men’s finals and other US Open match highlights in photos
NEW YORK (AP) — This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, showcases quarterfinal and semifinal tennis matches at the U.S. Open.
Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, can’t get to a shot by Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, returns a shot to Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Athletic trainer Clay Sniteman works on Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, between sets against Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, takes a seflie after defeating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, congratulates Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, after their the men’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, returns a shot to Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)Jessica Pegula, of the United States, returns a shot to Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts after defeating Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Yui Kamiji, of Japan, returns a shot to Diede De Groot, of the Netherlands, during the second round of the wheelchair men’s singles of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, reacts after defeating Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts during a match against Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)Alex de Minaur, of Australia, returns a shot to Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Taylor Townsend, of the United States, hugs Venus Williams, of the United States, after their quarterfinal doubles match of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, returns a shot to Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Jannik Sinner, of Italy, returns a shot to Lorenzo Musetti, of Italy, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, reacts after defeating Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Tom Egberink, of the Netherlands, serves to Takuya Miki, of Japan, during the first round of the wheelchair men’s singles of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, reacts after defeating Iga Swiatek, of Poland, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Alex de Minaur, of Australia, returns a shot to Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Iga Swiatek, of Poland, takes a break during a changeover in the second set against Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, returns a shot to Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Jessica Pegula, of the United States, serves to Barbora Krejcikova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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