“Novak has been at the forefront of analytics for years and years,” Davenport said. “He was there with Murray to talk about it. He’s always going to hire someone who also looks at data. I can see these two having a lot of conversations about patterns, where to hit second shots, where to hit particular shots.
“But also, if something didn’t work in the first set, and we need to pivot here, Murray will be pretty good at coming up with that game plan. »
Alcaraz aims to become the youngest man to win the career Grand Slam, having already won major titles at the US Open (2022), Wimbledon (2023-2024) and Roland Garros (2024), beating Djokovic in the last two Wimbledon finals. to help him launch into the highest level of men’s tennis.
But Djokovic, 16 years older than his 21-year-old rival, is on course to win a 25th major title – and his 11th in Melbourne. The Serbian appeared invigorated by the partnership with Murray, winning his third and fourth round matches in straight sets against top seeds: No. 26 seed Tomas Machac and No. 24 seed Jiri Lehecka.
