World No. 7 Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic has broken through the men's singles quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open, but the remaining semi-finals and finals will be no less difficult. On the 21st local time, Djokovic defeated Spain's third seed Carlos Alcaraz 3-1 (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4) in a men's singles quarterfinals held in Melbourne, Australia.

Novak Djokovic

In this battle, after 3 hours and 37 minutes of competition, Djokovic finally got rid of Alcaraz, who he had encountered in the men's singles final of the Paris Olympics last year, and temporarily passed the biggest difficulty of this Australian Open.

Alcaraz won last year's French Open and Wimbledon men's singles titles, and is the most recent player to build a top-three pattern in men's tennis with world No. 1 Yannick Sinner and Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic said in an interview after the end of the day: "It would have been nice if today's match was the final. It was probably the best match I've ever played at the Australian Open. ”

Djokovic applauds Alcaraz (left) as he leaves the pitch

Djokovic suffered muscle discomfort in his left leg in the first set, especially in the final stages of the fourth set. With a 4-2 lead, Djokovic even grabbed a break point and the situation became very favorable. However, Alcaraz stubbornly managed to level the score again, and Djokovic showed a tired look on his knee. Fortunately, Djokovic then seized on a couple of mistakes from Alcaraz to kill the suspense of the match and not let the match drag on to the fifth set.

Djokovic, born in 1987, will face world No. 2 German Alexander Zverev. A victory over Zverev could possibly meet world No. 1 and last year's tournament champion Sinner in the final.

In the order of knocking out the world's third, second, and first in turn, "over the mountains" is Djokovic's next step. It is worth mentioning that Djokovic and Sinner met in the men's singles semifinals of the Australian Open last year, when Djokovic lost 1-3 (1-6, 2-6, 7-6< 8-6>, 3-6). Past head-to-head records show that Djokovic leads Zverev with an 8-4 record and a 4-4 record against Sinner.

Sinner

Djokovic, who is challenging for the 25-time Grand Slam singles title and the oldest Grand Slam singles champion in history, will have two days off for a semi-final against Zverev on the 24th. Judging from the odds of foreign betting companies, the player with the greatest probability of winning the championship is Sinner. Judging from William Hill's odds on the morning of the 22nd, Sinner is 10/11 to win the championship, Djokovic is 9/4, and Zverev is 4/1. That's a percentage, with a $1 bet on Sinner to win the title would have earned $1.91, Djokovic had $3.25 and Zverev had $5. This year's Australian Open men's singles draw also seems to be beneficial for Sinner to defend his title, and the outside world believes that he is the first favorite to win the title.