by The 10th day of the Australian Open 2025 ended much later than usual, thanks to a typically epic quarter -final match between Novak Djokovic And Carlos Alcaraz. These two have developed a certain rivalry in the field in recent years, Alcaraz, 21, continuing to consolidate his talent and his talents while the 37-year-old continues to fight against the spectrum with nothing other than a tennis racket and a sneer.
Tuesday, it was Djokovic who won. While Alcaraz won the first set, Djokovic retaliated and suffocated Alcaraz in the following three sets, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic goes to the semi-finals where he will face the seeded n ° 2 Alexandre Zverev Friday.
The Australian Open is the Djokovic playground. He was more successful there than in any other major tournament, winning 10 of his 24 Grand Chelem trophies in Melbourne. He knows the field, he knows the public and above all, he knows himself. Even if the ascent of young talented and convincing stars like Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can give the impression that Djokovic’s time in the sun is over, he is clearly not yet ready to enter the twilight of his career. He beats ultra-ordered players like Alcaraz, who is 16 years younger.
The era of the three large ones is over. But the Djokovic era is still so strong.
While Djokovic encountered a major obstacle on his way during the 10th day, it was a bad obstacle for the Americans at the Australian Open. In total, five Americans reached the quarterfinals, but the best classified woman and man were both lost on Tuesday.
Seed n ° 3 Coco Gauff saw his career in the Aussie Open end with his defeat against n ° 11 Paula Badosa in straight series. Gauff was not exceeded by Badosa, but did not play properly. She committed six double faults and committed 41 direct faults, against two double faults and 23 direct faults of Badosa.
Tommy PaulSangling 12th, also lost, beaten by the seeded n ° 2 which runs with great intensity its first major trophy. Zverev beat Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 in a tight and tense match. Zverev dominated the two Tie-Breaks to win the sets one and two, but Paul was then released and dominated Zverev in the third set. But Zverev, who can play like a force of nature, returned and won a quick victory in the fourth set to win the match.
The feminine seeder n ° 1 Aryna Sabalenka Beaten n ° 27 Anastasia pavlioutchenkovaBut not without some trouble. Sabalenka won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, but lost its first set of the whole tournament. And it was not close either. For the first time at the Australian Open 2025, Sabalenka was exceeded and dominated. Pavlyuchenkova failed to make a big breach in the sets it has lost, but it shows that the domination of Sabalenka can be broken in the right circumstances.
The three remaining Americans will then play their quarterfinals. N ° 19 Madison keys will face n ° 28 Elina Svitolina, while n ° 8 Emma Navarro will face n ° 2 IGA Swiatek. It will be a difficult match for Navarro, because Swiatek was just as dominant as Sabalenka – Swiatek’s opponents in his last three games have won a total of four games. On the side of men, n ° 21 Ben Shelton Faces Lorenzo Sonego, not seeded. If Shelton wins, he will compete in his second Grand Chelem semi-final in career, his first since the US Open 2023.
