Carlos Alcaraz made his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinals when Jack Draper retired due to injury, while American Tommy Paul also advanced at the Australian Open.
Carlos was 7-5 after the US Open in 2023. He fell to Jannik Sinner in the semi-final in Beijing and lost to Grigor Dimitrov in Shanghai. The young gun reached the semi-final on his ATP Finals debut, taking only five games against Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic charged into the Australian Open quarterfinals and booked a mouth-watering encounter with Carlos Alcaraz before the Serb shifted the focus by snubbing the Grand Slam’s official broadcaster and slamming them for mocking him and his fans.
The business end is fast approaching at Melbourne Park, as the first fourth-round matches were played on Sunday (January 19, 2025) with quarter-final spots up for grabs. Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the quarter-finals thanks to an 18th successive Australian Open victory,
They have played each other seven times, with the Serb leading 4-3, including victory in their last clash in the Paris Olympics final. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The German recovered from losing the second set to defeat France’s Ugo Humbert 6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2 and will next face 12th seed Tommy Paul, who beat a physically hampered Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1 6-1 6-1.
Hady Habib (No. 219 in the world) takes on Ugo Humbert (No. 14) in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open.Humbert’s last competition was a win, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, over Tomas Machac
World No. 2 Alexander Zverev will face the 14th seed Ugo Humbert in a fourth round ... potentially face the winner of Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, so he would want to ...
Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals after beating Jiri Lehecka in straight sets.
Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarter-final clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant victory on Sunday while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was a ruthless winner.
Novak Djokovic has “acknowledged” an apology from Australian TV presenter Tony Jones as “insulting and offensive” comments towards the Serbian caused a storm ahead of his blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz.