Probably the most anticipated matchups of each main Grand Slam match happened on Tuesday when Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz confronted off in one other chapter of their rivalry. Djokovic was capable of take down Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to win their quarterfinal match. Because of this, Djokovic is now one step nearer in the direction of securing his twenty fifth Grand Slam match trophy, which might break the tie with Margaret Court docket for essentially the most in tennis historical past, no matter gender.
Djokovic might probably meet world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, final yr’s winner, within the championship match as he finds himself on the other facet of the bracket. Sinner superior to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 13 Holger Rune regardless of being visibly sick and shaking in the course of the match.
Moreover, No. 2 Alexander Zverev defeated No. 12 Tommy Paul within the quarterfinals by a 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1 choice earlier this week. With Paul being knocked off the Australian Open, now Ben Shelton is the one American participant that is still within the Grand Slam match’s subject. The final United States-born man to win a serious title was Andy Roddick on the 2003 US Open, and Roddick himself is able to see a brand new participant take the mantle.
Shelton received via Gael Monfils — who upset Taylor Fritz within the third spherical — and earned a ticket to face Lorenzo Sonego within the quarterfinals. Sonego took out 19-year-old American Learner Tien, the youngest American to achieve the fourth spherical on the Australian Open since Pete Sampras in 1990.
On the ladies’s facet, No. 3 Coco Gauff hoped to make one other deep run within the Australian Open after reaching the semifinals one yr in the past. Nonetheless, No. 11 Paula Badosa took down Gauff in straight units to maneuver onto the match’s semifinal spherical.
In the meantime, No. 2 Iga Świątek received one of the best of No. 8 Emma Navarro within the quarterfinals with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 win on Monday. Now Świątek will face the winner of Tuesday’s match between No. 19 Madison Keys and No. 28 Elina Svitolina.
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Males’s quarterfinal matches
- No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 8 Alex De Minaur
- No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. No. 12 Tommy Paul 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1
- No. 7 Novak Djokovic def. No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
- No. 21 Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego
Ladies’s quarterfinal matches
- No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. No. 27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
- No. 2 Iga Świątek vs. No. 8 Emma Navarro
- No. 11 Paula Badosa def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4
- No. 19 Madison Keys vs. No. 28 Elina Svitolina
Males’s fourth spherical matches
- No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 13 Holger Rune, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. No. 19 Ugo Humbert, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 15 Jack Draper, 7-5, 6-1 walkover
- No. 7 Novak Djokovic def. No. 24 Jiri Lehecka, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
- No. 8 Alex de Minaur vs. Alex Michelsen, 6-0, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0
- No. 12 Tommy Paul def. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
- No. 21 Ben Shelton vs. Gael Monfils, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 walkover
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Learner Tien, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Ladies’s fourth spherical matches
- No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. No. 14 Mirra Andreeva, 6-1, 6-2
- No. 2 Iga Swiatek def. No. 13 Eva Lys, 6-0, 6-1
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. Belinda Bencic, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
- No. 19 Madison Keys def. No. 6 Elena Rybakina, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
- No. 8 Emma Navarro def. No. 9 Daria Kasatkina, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
- No. 11 Paula Badosa def. Olga Danilovic, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
- No. 27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. No. 18 Donna Vekic, 7-6 (7-0), 0-6
- No. 28 Elina Svitolina def. Veronika Kudermetova, 6-4, 6-1
