Carlos Alcaraz's 2025 season began with the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. There is no doubt that the young Spanish champion would have liked to get a better result in the Happy Slam, where he still can't play his best tennis.

Novak Djokovic has come back to defeat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 12th time.

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.

Tennis great Novak Djokovic locks horns with Spain's rising star Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles quarterfinals as he will look to extend his lead in the head-to-head contest.

Spain's Alcaraz was leading 7-5, 6-1 when Great Britain's Jack Draper, the No. 15 seed, was forced to retire from Sunday's fourth-round match. Draper, who played five-setters in each of his first three matches, said he had been dealing with tendinitis in his hip.

Novak Djokovic overcame an injury and Carlos Alcaraz to reach a 12th Australian Open semifinal and remains alive for a record 25th Grand Slam title.

It is now 53 years since Ken Rosewall defeated Mal Anderson to win the Australian Open at the age of 37. Should the No.7 seed, whose ball striking was breathtaking on Tuesday night, secure an 11th Australian Open title this week, that record will be his.

Carlos Alcaraz admitted that it was "difficult to accept" that Rafael Nadal's career came to an end but highlighted that he was thrilled to know that he was a part of the Spanish tennis icon's farewell.

The win saw Djokovic extend his lead over Alcaraz in the head-to-head tie to 5-3, having won both his last two encounters against him, albeit on different surfaces. Alcaraz, on the other hand, is now 0-3 against the Serb on hardcourt surface.

The Serb surges into the semi-finals and has a date with world number two Zverev, while Sabalenka plays Badosa next.

Carlos Alcaraz sent a touching message of support to Jack Draper after the Briton was forced to retire injured in their fourth round match at the Australian Open. The Spaniard was pushed hard in a competitive first set, but Draper’s body, battered from three straight five-set matches in Melbourne, could not keep pace.

Alcaraz - on the other hand - has already packed his bags and left for Spain on Wednesday. His next tournament will be the Rotterdam ATP 500, which will take place from 3 to 9 February. Unlike previous years, the Spanish ace has opted for a different schedule by skipping the tournaments on red clay in South America.