Alexander Zverev defeated former world number one Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
The leader of the German national team, who will play next weekend in the Davis Cup qualifiers in Tatabánya, barely lost a point on serve for two and a half sets, and held the match under control, while the Spanish two-time Grand Slam champion played well below his skills.
The 26-year-old Zverev led 5:2 in the third set, but was unable to win the match, and his rival from Murcia made up for it in an unheard-of standard shorthand. The fourth game was close to 4:4 with one lost service game each, but then Alcaraz could not bring his serve back, and Zverev then ended the match, which lasted three hours and eight minutes.
The Olympic and ATP world champion Zverev can prepare for his seventh Grand Slam semi-final, in which the Russian Daniil Medvedev awaits him. On the other side, the world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic will fight for the final with the Italian Jannik Sinner.
Results, quarter finals
men
Zverev (German, 6th)-Alcaraz (Spain, 2nd) 6:1, 6:3, 6:7 (2-7), 6:4
Medvedev (Russian, 3rd)-Hurkacz (Polish, 9th) 7:6 (7-4), 2:6, 6:3, 5:7, 6:4
Semi-final pairing
Medvedev-Zverev, Djokovic (Serbian, 1st)-Sinner (Italian, 4th)
women
Cheng (China, 12th)-Kalinskaya (Russia) 6:7 (4-7), 6:3, 6:1
Yastremsk (Ukraine)-Noskova (Czech Republic) 6:3, 6:4
Semi-final pairing
Cseng-Jastremszka, Szabalenka (Belarusian, 2nd)-Gauff (American, 4th)
Borítókép:
epa11101095 Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates winning his men’s quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Day 11 of the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, 25 January 2024. EPA/MAST IRHAM
