US EditionDjokovic beats Alcaraz to reach Australian Open semis
- Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarterfinals with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 after three hours and 47 minutes of play.
- The victory allowed Djokovic to extend his lead over Alcaraz in their head-to-head record to 5-3, with Alcaraz now 0-3 against Djokovic on hardcourt.
- Djokovic will face second seed Alexander Zverev in the semifinals after Zverev's earlier win against Tommy Paul.
- Alcaraz was aiming to become the youngest man to complete a career slam, having yet to win the Australian Open, the only Grand Slam missing from his achievements.
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Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Alcaraz in Australian Open quarterfinal
Novak Djokovic defeated rival Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory at Rod Laver Arena. The 3-hour, 37-minute match — which started Tuesday and ended on Wednesday in Melbourne — gave Djokovic the title of the first men’s player in the Open Era (since 1968) to reach at least 50 Grand Slam singles semifinals. Djokovic said after the win: “I just wish that this match today was the final. It was o…
Djokovic blows away Alcaraz in AO quarterfinal
Not many times does Novak Djokovic enter a contest as the underdog, let alone at the Australian Open and on Rod Laver Arena, where no player has racked up as many wins as the Serb. But the 37-year-old, on Tuesday, showed again that even though the next generation has taken over men's tennis, he can't be written off yet. In front of a packed centre court at the Melbourne Park, Djokovic took down third seed Carlos Alcaraz in the blockbuster quarte…
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