Everyone has the feeling that the Spanish champion still has some weaknesses on a tactical and mental level.

Djokovic’s four-set victory over his young rival sets up a semifinal with second-seeded Alexander Zverev and keeps alive his hope of a record 25th Grand Slam title.

Novak Djokovic produced a vintage performance to beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, moving one step closer towards winning a record-breaking 25th grand slam singles title.

When you draw the 10-time Australian Open champ, you start preparing for your weekend tee time. Just ask Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz revealed he made a ‘big mistake’ in a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final as Djokovic battled from a set down to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

Carlos Alcaraz will not win the Australian Open this year either. There is no doubt that the AO is the Grand Slam tournament in which the Spaniard struggles the most to play his best tennis, as evidenced by the fact that he has never gone beyond the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park.

Did Carlos Alcaraz too think Novak Djokovic faked an injury? The Spaniard was up against the 10-time Australian Open champion in the quarterfinal and beat him in the first set during which the Serb was seen struggling due to some pain.

Alcaraz, meanwhile, is attempting to become the youngest man in the history of the sport to complete a career Grand Slam. The 21-year-old won the US Open in 2022, Wimbledon in 2023 and 2024 and the French Open in 2024. But he has never reached the final four in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic has a "massive advantage" ahead of his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev and - according to Jim Courier - is the favourite if h

As Novak Djokovic keeps going forward, he proves people wrong by performing at the top level at the age of 37. Serbian tennis hero demonstrated both fighting

But it is a stunning paradox that the fittest player in the history of the sport, a bionic man who has defined himself by outlasting his great rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in several of the longest matches ever recorded, appears so illness and injury-prone in key moments of big matches.