The Serbian Novak Djokovic meets one of his biggest current rivals, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, this Tuesday for a quarter-final of the Australian Open which promises to be particularly explosive. Europe 1 takes stock of useful information so as not to miss this first big shock of the 2025 tennis season.
A final poster from the quarter-finals in Melbourne. Returning to competition after a few weeks off the courts, former world number 1 Novak Djokovic takes on the phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open. One of the first big shocks of the start of the 2025 tennis season.
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A shock from the quarter-finals
Accustomed to facing each other in Grand Slams in the semi-finals or in the final, the Serbian and the Spaniard meet again in the quarter-finals this Tuesday, after the small fall in the ranking (7th in the world) of the recent Olympic champion of Paris who had removed from the courts before the end of 2024.
In addition to the prestige of this poster, the two players seem particularly in good shape at opposite ends. After a slightly up-and-down start to the tournament, Novak Djokovic reassured his fans by getting rid of young Czechs Thomas Machac and Jiri Lehecka in three sets. As for Carlos Alcaraz, third in the world, only the loss of a set in the decisive game against the Portuguese Nuno Borges, in the third round, is worth mentioning. Otherwise, the already four-time Grand Slam winner benefited from the retirement of the British Jack Draper in the previous round.
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After the Sabalenka-Pavlyuchenkova meeting
To not miss this confrontation, highly anticipated by fans of the little yellow ball, you will need access to Eurosport channels. The group actually offers the entire competition. This shock should have its place on the main antenna, as well as on the first additional channel of the group.
-It is scheduled for a night session, after the first poster of the women’s draw between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova visible at 9 a.m. Paris time, due to the time difference. Depending on the duration of this opposition, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz should enter the central court no earlier than 10 a.m. mainland time.
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Novak Djokovic-Carlos Alcaraz, Australian Open quarterfinals
Hourly : not before 10 a.m.
Broadcasters: Eurosport 1 et Eurosport Max
Note that the last French representative in singles, Gaël Monfils, was eliminated in the round of 16 by the American Ben Shelton.
