Carlos Alcaraz had to postpone his first semifinal at the Australian Open once again. The Happy Slam is a tournament that has not brought him great luck so far and in which he struggles to play his best tennis.

Novak Djokovic got the mea culpas he wanted from the Australian Open’s local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air.

Novak Djokovic is through to the 50th grand slam semifinal of his illustrious career, producing a mighty performance even by his standards.

Carlos Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first two sets Sunday.

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

The top-ranked Sinner, who is the defending champion at Melbourne Park, and No. 3 Alcaraz are coming off a 2024 season in which they each won two Grand Slam titles.

Anthony Davis recorded 29 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers post a 111-88 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

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

The 24-time Grand Slam winner will take in 21-year-old Spaniard for the first time after Paris Olympics 2024. The Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz match starts at 2:40 PM IST.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score and game-by-game updates from the Australian Open for the women's semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

That man was Novak Djokovic, the 10-time Australian Open champion, who got lucky to snare a set. They met only once more last year - the Shanghai final - and Sinner did the legend over again. That is the quality of the player de Minaur was trying to take down.