Novak Djokovic overcame a spirited challenge from Carlos Alcaraz to advance to the Australian Open semi-finals. The Serbian tennis star triumphed 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4, extending his reign over the younger Spaniard in a hard-fought match.
MELBOURNE — Novak Djokovic beat young rival Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in a gladiatorial battle worthy of a title clash to charge into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday and remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title.In the latest chapter of a generational rivalry that has played out on the biggest stages, including last year's Paris Olympics gold medal match-up, it was the 37-year-old Djokovic who maintained his hardcourt dominance over Alcaraz .
Having dropped his serve for a second time, Djokovic took an off-court medical timeout and returned with his left thigh taped up, but the seventh-seeded Serb could not prevent Alcaraz from holding to love with a big ace at the end to clinch the set.Djokovic was far more aggressive in the second and made several forays towards the net to reel off the first three games before producing a spectacular backhand overhead smash assisted by the net cord at one point, but Alcaraz pulled level at 3-3.
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