At every Grand Slam, it’s the same thing. As soon as the final table is known, we analyze the potential path of a player, with the hope of the dream poster if the plan goes off without a hitch. The 2025 Australian Open is no exception to the rule. Since the draw, the entire little yellow ball community has been pining for one thing: the quarter-final between Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 3) and Novak Djokovic (ATP 7).
The Spaniard and the Serbian held their rank. The duel between them will take place this Tuesday morning at Melbourne Park. This will be the eighth, but the first in Australia, of this exciting rivalry.
“He is a very dynamic, explosive and extremely talented player. It’s very pleasant to watch him, it’s less pleasant to play against him,” Novak Djokovic smiled at a press conference about his future opponent.
“Novak Djokovic has no weakness, but I know my weapons and I know that I can play good tennis against him,” said Carlos Alcaraz. The proof? “Carlitos” won two of the three matches played in the Grand Slam against “Nole”. Both times it was in the final at Wimbledon (2023 and 2024).
-In other statistics, the native of Murcia is dominated by the best player in history. Novak Djokovic also leads 4-3 in the confrontations and he has won each time on hard, his favorite surface, against his younger brother.
But then who is the favorite of such a game? The bookmakers see Alcaraz as the future winner. “I am preparing for a big battle, as is the case in most of our matches,” Djokovic said. On average, duels between these two monsters last 3 hours and 10 minutes. We must therefore expect a real clash of the titans.
