The Australian Open is in full swing, and the quarter-finals of the men's singles bottom half have already been decided: Djokovic, Alcaraz, Zverev and Paulo.

When the draw for this year's Australian Open was first released, people were surprised to find that the two top five favourites Djokovic and Arca were placed in the same quarter, so they began to look forward to this matchup, which can be called an "early final".

Sure enough, the two encountered little resistance in the process of advancing to the quarterfinals. One is Deyo, who wants to regain lost ground and win ten championships, and the other is Arca, who has equaled his best Australian Open result and is only one step away from a Grand Slam. Before we look ahead to the most anticipated matchup since the start of the tournament, let's take a look back at the pair's past encounters.

Over the past three seasons, Djokovic and Alcaraz have played against each other in four major tournaments: hard, clay and grass, Grand Slam, Finals, Masters and the Olympic Games. Meeting three times in the Grand Slam, the Spaniards currently lead 2-1.

The scores of the seven encounters were as follows:

Madrid 2022 semifinals: Alcaraz won 6-7 7-5 7-6

The first battle between the two sides was very anxious, and the three sets were seven, and finally defeated the big brother Nadal in the quarter-finals, and once again won the giant in the posture of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, replicating the rare scene of back-to-back Dana finally winning the Masters tournament.

2023 French Open semifinals: Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-16-1

Aka, who won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open the year before, has become a popular fried chicken. He was also listed as the favorite to win the French Open, but Jiang was still old and spicy, and Deyo seized the flaw of Arca who was under the pressure of thousands of attention, and finally passed in four sets, and the score gap between the next two sets was quite obvious.

Wimbledon 2023 final: Alcaraz wins 1-6 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-4

Once again, the two met on the pinnacle stage of the competition! Arca came up in a state of nowhere, but it was Deyotoda, who had just regained the Musketeers' Cup, and in any case he was reversed by the increasingly courageous Acre in the deciding set.

2023 Cincinnati Final: Djokovic won 5-7 7-6 7-6

Deyo, who was beaten for several years on Wimbledon Centre Court ended by Acre, held his breath and turned around to complete his revenge in Cincinnati. After the victory, he tore off the clothes on his chest and roared, expressing the evil anger in his heart.

2023 ATP Finals Semifinals: Djokovic won 6-3 6-2

The year-end finals are the tournament where Arca has not reached the final so far except for the Australian Open, and it was taught a good lesson when facing the six-time champion. Only five games were won in two sets, which was the largest score difference between the two sides.

Wimbledon 2024 final: Alcaraz wins 6-2 6-2 7-6

After retiring from the French Open, he was able to reach the final at Wimbledon in a blink of an eye, and Djokovic has already surprised the world. This time, he faced the defending champion in the absence of his best physical condition, and the defeat was actually reasonable.

2024 Olympic final: Djokovic wins 7-6 7-6

This match could well be the most important match of Deyo's life. After finishing his work in one battle, he hit the Olympic singles gold medal for the fifth time, and finally the emperor lived up to his wishes, successfully seized the opportunity, and finally reached the top to realize his dream.

The eighth "chicken and duck duel", who are you more optimistic about?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)