The 10-time Australian Open champion reconfigured his tactics and dragged Alcaraz out of his comfort zone to win in four sets

Alcaraz and Djokovic are highlight reels and attention magnets. When they play each other, every ounce of energy is on the task at hand

Novak Djokovic refused to let anything stop his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Not a problem with his left leg. Not an early deficit. And not the kid across the net,

Carlos Alcaraz gets tattoos to celebrate Grand Slam titles, so he plans to get ink of a kangaroo if he can win the Australian Open to complete a full collection from the four most prestigious events in tennis.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final.

Novak Djokovic produced a vintage performance to beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, moving one step closer towards winning a record-breaking 25th grand slam singles title.

Carlos Alcaraz has only played on the Margaret Court Arena up to this point in the Australian Open, but that hasn't stopped him from playing his best tennis by demolishing Shevchenko and Nishioka respectively in the first two rounds.

Through his official X profile, Carlitos wrote a short message congratulating Sinner on his second consecutive triumph in Australia. Everyone hoped to see a final between these two young champions, but the Spaniard's run ended against Nole Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

Carlos Alcaraz made quick work of his second-round match at the Australian Open. The third-seeded Spaniard powered to a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 win over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in 88 minutes on Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia.

Djokovic has beaten Alcaraz four times in seven overall meetings, including a victory in the final at the Paris Olympics last August

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz gets tattoos to celebrate Grand Slam titles, so he plans to get ink of a kangaroo if he can win the Australian Open to complete a full collection from the ...