The fight in between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic It has the final treatment, although the combination of the Serb’s ranking (7th) and the draw means it is in the quarterfinals, with many titles still up for grabs for whoever wins. German may come first Alexander Zverev and the Italian Jannik Sinner.
The Australian Open has ratified the event’s ‘great match’ status in the program designed for the day. It will have a prime time slot, in the evening at Melbourne Park and also suitable for Europe, in mid-morning.
The tournament sentenced this eighth match of a series that ‘Nole’ leads 4-3, after 1-1 in 2024 with Alcaraz’s victory in the Wimbledon final and Djokovic’s victory in the match for gold in Paris 2024, when the clay of Roland Garros.
It was in the afternoon session, but on the second shift. They open at 9 am Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Then, around 11, onto the center court of Rod Laver Arena Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
Alcaraz, 21 years old and No. 3, who challenged the ten-time tournament champion at the age of 37. Having taken the Wimbledon crown from him, he now attacks the lone Grand Slam missing from his record. This is his second appearance in the Melbourne quarterfinals, after last year’s bad experience against Zverev. But there are no limits for those with two Wimbledons, one Roland Garros and one US Open. If he completes the plenary session next Sunday, he will be the youngest in men’s tennis history to do so. If he reaches the semi-finals, he will be the second U-21 to reach that qualifying round in the fours during the professional season, matching his rival this morning.
Djokovic went to zero last season, maintaining the record of 24 Grand Slam victories with the Australian Margaret Court. He used to console himself with being an Olympic champion, but now he lives only for the ‘greats’.
“When the draw came out, many people were waiting. Here we go, I’m looking forward too. Although it was good to see Alcaraz, not much to play against him,” he said. Novak Djokovicin his 61st Grand Slam quarterfinal experience, 15th in the antipodes. “I’m expecting a good match, we’ve had a very long match. “It reminds me of my matches with Nadal in terms of intensity and power on the court,” he points out.
Alcaraz is cautious in his analysis as his goal will not end in this match. “It will change if it’s a final, but it’s not. “I will prepare for the game as I have done at other times.”
In the experience of having many references to a tennis legend like Djokovic. “I try not to think about everything he has achieved, if I think about everything he has done I can’t play. 24 great, more weeks at number one. I think I can beat him, know my weapons. “We will play and believe,” he said.
Alcaraz is highly competitive against the toughest opponents: he has won his last five top-10 Grand Slam matches. Something Djokovic hasn’t done since the 2023 US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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