Tomorrow, all eyes will be on the Rod Laver Arena, where Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will face each other in the quarter-finals, in a match that everyone has dreamed of seeing since the draw.
After several epic clashes (Wimbledon 2023, Cincinnati 2023, Olympic Games 2024), the two men will meet for the eighth time in their careers, each with very different objectives.
Djokovic is seeking a 25th Grand Slam, which would put him ahead of the record he currently holds with Margaret Court.
Alcaraz hopes to win his first title in Melbourne, to become at 21 the youngest player in history to win all four Grand Slam tournaments.
-Before this highly anticipated meeting, Mats Wilander analyzed Djokovic’s chances of victory: “He has a reason to win because he very rarely loses on this court. It’s his house, it’s his living room.
He gets more free points and he serves better than Alcaraz. I’m not saying he will win, but those are the two reasons he might win. »
