Carlos Alcaraz is seeking revenge against 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic when the two face-off in the US Open semi-final here on Saturday.

“I know he’s [Djokovic] hungry, I know he’s ambitious for more, so let’s see. I know I’ve played a lot of times against him, and I really want revenge,” said the Spanish World No. 2 while alluding to the defeats he suffered at the hands of the Serbian in their last two encounters (2025 Australian Open quarter-finals and 2024 Paris Olympics final).

Alcaraz has been in fine fettle at Flushing Meadows and cruised past Czechia’s Jiri Lehecka with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win in the quarter-finals, a match where he summed up his own game as ‘almost perfect.’ The 22-year-old is yet to drop a set in New York and has won 35 out of his last 36 matches since the Italian Open in May.