Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic gained Tuesday’s Australian Open quarter-finals as each males progressed in 4 units, albeit in vastly totally different circumstances.
Second-seeded Zverev performed within the sizzling, humid day session, coming via 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1 towards Tommy Paul, regardless of the American serving for the opening two units.
Novak Djokovic then noticed off Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in a windy evening session, discovering a technique to play via a left leg harm by redlining his recreation and producing some unbelievable ball putting from the baseline to push Alcaraz apart.
Highlights and match stats are beneath.
Day Ten 2025 Australian Open Quarter Remaining Outcomes
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Novak Djokovic (7)
Carlos Alcaraz (3)
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Alexander Zverev (2)
Tommy Paul (12)
7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1
Zverev Finds a Approach Previous Paul
Alexander Zverev is into his third Australian Open semi-final with a 7-6(1), 7-6(0), 2-6, 6-1 win over Tommy Paul in Tuesday’s first quarter-final.
After being the second-best participant on the court docket for a lot of the opening phases, the German someway discovered himself up two units to like after saving factors in each of the primary two units earlier than dominating the tie breaks.
Within the first set, Paul couldn’t serve it out after which had a set level on Zverev’s serve at 6-5 however errored and performed a poor tiebreak to lose it 7-1.
Within the second, Paul broke early however was undone by three consecutive forehand errors to relinquish his benefit. Zverev then saved a set level at 4-5 and dominated the tie-break 7-0 to go up two units to like.
Paul lastly obtained a set with the third, however within the fourth, Zverev performed his finest tennis of the match, saving two break factors and shutting it out 6-2. He fired 56 winners and gained 74% of his internet factors.
Whereas Paul gained each their earlier matches to steer 2-0 within the H2H, this was their first assembly on the Grand Slam stage, and I feel that’s the reason the match went the best way of Zverev.
If this have been a best-of-three ATP 250, Paul would have gained handily, however at Majors, the American doesn’t have a stellar document—his finest win by way of opponent rating is towards Grigor Dimitrov, who was ranked twentieth on the 2020 Australian Open!
Zverev, who additionally used to underperform at Slams, has upped his recreation just lately and has confirmed powerful to beat over 5 units. Within the extra important moments, he was far more dependable.
Alternatively, Paul dedicated 56 unforced errors, many on key factors, permitting Zverev to take management along with his stable baseline play.
To be sincere, I ought to have been down two units to like. He performed higher than me. I used to be not enjoying nice and I assumed he was. I someway gained the primary set, someway gained the second set, and I’m up two units to like abruptly and I want just one extra set. The fourth set was undoubtedly the very best that I’ve performed and I’m clearly extraordinarily blissful to be again within the semi-finals now. Two of the very best gamers that most likely ever touched a tennis racquet. Novak is the best of all time proper now. Carlos goes to be one among them when he hangs it up, so it’s a conflict of generations. They’ve performed Grand Slam finals earlier than. They performed the Olympic ultimate final yr, so it’s a privilege to to witness it right here in Australia… I feel it’s it’s going to be an excellent match. Zverev on his win.
Match Stats
Tommy Paul
Alexander Zverev
Aces
9
7
Double Faults
2
5
1st Serve Proportion
64% (76/118)
69% (93/135)
1st Serve Factors Received
67% (51/76)
72% (67/93)
2nd Serve Factors Received
50% (21/42)
52% (22/42)
Break Factors Saved
43% (3/7)
64% (7/11)
Common 1st Serve Pace
188km/h
207km/h
Common 2nd Serve Pace
144km/h
176km/h
1st Return Factors Received
28% (26/93)
33% (25/76)
2nd Return Factors Received
48% (20/42)
50% (21/42)
Break Factors Transformed
36% (4/11)
57% (4/7)
Winners
44
27
Unforced Errors
56
36
Web Factors Received
74% (35/47)
73% (24/33)
Service Factors Received
61% (72/118)
66% (89/135)
Return Factors Received
34% (46/135)
39% (46/118)
Whole Factors Received
47% (118/253)
53% (135/253)
Service Video games Received
79% (15/19)
80% (16/20)
Return Video games Received
20% (4/20)
21% (4/19)
Whole Video games Received
49% (19/39)
51% (20/39)
Highlights
Djokovic Downs Alcaraz
Novak, he’s overrated; Novak, he’s a has-been! Properly, not fairly, because the 10-time champion delivered an excellent victory on Tuesday, overcoming Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in 3 hours and 37 minutes.
The match began with Djokovic making the most of Alcaraz’s gradual begin to lead 2-0. Nonetheless, the break was quickly relinquished after Carlos got here out on high in a 26-shot rally en path to breaking again.
Halfway via the primary set, Djokovic struggled with a left leg challenge that made transferring out extensive to his forehand troublesome.
Alcaraz is way too good to not exploit that, and he broke to steer 5-4. Djokovic then took a medical timeout, however Alcaraz stayed heat and served the set to like.
Social media, in fact, was full of faux harm and tactical medical timeout theories, but it surely’s evident from watching that Djoker struggled when pushed extensive onto his forehand facet. Based mostly on the final three video games of the opening set, his prognosis didn’t look good.
Nonetheless, Djokovic isn’t only a one-trick pony who has to depend on his defensive skills. Armed with some pain-killing medicine, he responded within the second set by red-lining his recreation and going large on his forehand, breaking early for 3-0.
Alcaraz once more hit again, mixing up his energy and finessed drop pictures, however because the set wore on, Djokovic raised his depth, shortening the rallies much more as he broke once more to stage the match at one set a bit.
That pattern continued into the third, with Djokovic taking large cuts on the ball, breaking twice en path to taking a two-set to-one lead.
The fourth began with Djokovic instantly breaking serve, a bonus he maintained all through the set. He overcame a number of moments of adversity, together with saving two factors at 4-3 with some tremendous clutch play earlier than serving it out 6-4.
Now, onto Alcaraz. He got here into Melbourne with a refined service movement (a optimistic tweak) however had a reasonably poor serving day and didn’t hit his spots.
He additionally had a poor day on return, particularly on the second serve (successful simply 33%), and he performs this matchup a bit like Djokovic is in his head.
There was no cohesive recreation plan; it was simply flashes of brilliance and dazzling pictures, that are nice to look at however don’t all the time win matches.
In that fourth set, Djokovic wasn’t serving effectively for probably the most half, and it simply wanted that little little bit of unwavering focus from Alcaraz to get again stage.
It’s simpler mentioned than accomplished when dealing with among the best guys in large moments, however I feel he’ll be disillusioned to not get again on serve in that eighth recreation.
Did he fall into the lure of considering a hampered Djokovic would quit and not using a combat after which battle to get again to his high stage? Certainly not, as we’ve seen him get better from mid-match accidents earlier than, however who is aware of?
I wish to say my utmost respect and admiration for Carlos, the whole lot he stands for and what he has achieved to date in his profession. What a terrific man he’s, and an excellent higher competitor. Youngest ever No. 1 on the planet, 4 Grand Slams, and I’m positive we’re going to see lots of him… Perhaps not as a lot as I would really like, however he’s going to be there for positive longer than me. I simply want this match at the moment was the ultimate, truthfully. It’s probably the most epic matches I’ve performed on this court docket, on any court docket actually. The medicine began to kick in, and it helped little doubt. I needed to take one other dose, it sounds terrible, however I needed to. If I misplaced that second set, I don’t know if I might proceed enjoying, however I felt higher and higher. I managed to play an excellent couple of video games to finish the second set. I noticed that Carlos was hesitant from the again of the court docket, and I took my probabilities. I began to really feel and transfer higher. It didn’t trouble me in direction of the top of the match [the pain], solely in that second set. When the drugs begin to launch I’ll see what the fact is tomorrow morning. Proper now, I’ll attempt to be within the second and revel in this victory. Djokovic on his win and harm.
Match Stats
Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz
Aces
5
10
Double Faults
3
5
1st Serve Proportion
63%
74%
1st Serve Factors Received
63% (54/86)
67% (62/92)
2nd Serve Factors Received
58% (29/50)
33% (11/33)
Break Factors Saved
64% (7/11)
54% (7/13)
Common 1st Serve Pace
188km/h
190km/h
Common 2nd Serve Pace
155km/h
153km/h
1st Return Factors Received
33% (30/92)
37% (32/86)
2nd Return Factors Received
67% (22/33)
42% (21/50)
Break Factors Transformed
46% (6/13)
36% (4/11)
Winners
31
50
Unforced Errors
27
40
Web Factors Received
65% (22/34)
64% (18/28)
Service Factors Received
61% (83/136)
58% (73/125)
Return Factors Received
42% (52/125)
39% (53/136)
Whole Factors Received
52% (135/261)
48% (126/261)
Service Video games Received
80% (16/20)
68% (13/19)
Return Video games Received
32% (6/19)
20% (4/20)
Whole Video games Received
56% (22/39)
44% (17/39)
Highlights
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