India, Sept. 6 -- It cannot be easy for an elite athlete, especially one considered amongst the greatest of all time, to admit that they are being outdone by younger opponents and seeing the twilight of their careers. Unfortunately, that seems to be a realisation that has struck Novak Djokovic, who looked off the pace compared to Carlos Alcaraz in their US Open contest on Friday evening.

Djokovic's straight set loss, a regulation 6-4 7-6 6-2 victory that looked a little too easy by the end, marked a fourth slam in 2025 in which Djokovic has reached the semifinal but found a roadblock preventing him from going further in search of a record-breaking 25th slam title. Speaking in his press conference after the loss, Djokovic admitted that hi...