Last minute of Alcaraz – Djokovic, live:
Very good morning. We are here with the Australian Open. Today, Alcaraz and Djokovic They have let us sleep a little more. Their quarterfinal match closes the night in Melbourne. They will take to the Rod Laver Arena court in a few minutes, once the match between Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasía Pavlyuchénkova concludes.
Alcaraz settled his first two commitments in Melbourne on the fast track against Shevcneko 6-1, 7-5 and 6-1 and against Nishioka 6-0, 6-1 and 6-4. In the third round he dropped a set against the Portuguese Nuno Borges: 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3) and 6-2. In the round of 16, he only kept two sets on court against Jack Draper. After leading 7-5 and 6-1, the British player abandoned suffering from physical problems.
Djokovic dropped two sets in his first two matches at this Australian Open. He found himself one down in his debut against Nishesh Basavareddy but came back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. In the second round he defeated the Portuguese Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3 and 6-2. In third, he beat Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4. In the round of 16 he beat Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (4).
The Spanish tennis player has economized efforts and reduced his time on the court compared to Djokovic. Alcaraz has 7 hours and 47 minutes of games in his legs. The Serbian arrived at 11 ama difference that is as if Novak had played one more match than the Murcian.
-Alcaraz and Djokovic have met seven times with four wins for the Serbianthe last in the Olympic final of the Paris Games. The Spaniard took the semifinal of the Mutua Madrid Open in 2022 and the last two Wimbledon finals (2023 and 2024). Djokovic's other three wins were in two semifinals in 2023 (Roland Garros and ATP Finals) and a final also in that year: Masters 1000 Cincinnati.
If Alcaraz wins the Australian Open he will be the fifth man to complete the Grand Slam in the Open Era after Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Only one Spaniard, Nadal, appears in the men's singles draw at the Australian Open with his two titles in 2009 and 2022. In the Open Era, Andrés Gimeno (1969) and Carlos Moyà (1997) are the other Spanish tennis players who arrived until the final.
Djokovic is seeking his 100th title on the ATP circuit. If he wins the Australian Open he would not only reach that hundred but would break the tie for first place in the ranking of tennis players with the most majors in his record. Right now he is tied with the Australian Margaret Court.
