He can still dream of a record 25th Grand Slam title: after an intense fight against Carlos Alcaraz (3rd in the world), ten-time winner of the Australian Open Novak Djokovic qualified this Tuesday for the semi-finals. -finals in Melbourne.
Winner (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4) in a little over 3h30 in front of an audience largely won over to his cause, the indestructible 37-year-old Serbian brushed aside a first major opponent in his quest. to become the most successful player in history in the four major world tennis tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, US Open). He currently shares the record with Australian legend Margaret Court (24 titles each).
At 21, Carlos Alcaraz saw his dream of becoming the youngest winner in the history of the four Grand Slam tournaments shattered by the Serbian's relentless domination in Melbourne. The Spaniard will have one last chance to accomplish this feat during the next edition of the Australian Open, but remains stuck for the second year in a row at the quarter-final stage in Melbourne.
-Next opponent: Zverev
Djokovic is back in the last four, a year after being stopped on the threshold of the final by Jannik Sinner (world No.1), on the road to his first Grand Slam title. In the next round he will meet world No.2 Alexander Zverev, who earlier in the day dismissed the American Tommy Paul in four sets to reach the final four for a third time at the Australian Open (2020, 2024, 2025 ).
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