Tennis player Novak Djokovic beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz by 3 sets to 1 this Tuesday (21/01), partial 4/6, 6/4, 6/3 and 6/4, in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
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The tennis player went through Basavareddy, João Faria, Machac, Lehecka and, finally, Alcaraz to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
Next game: Dkokovic vs Zverev
Djokovic will face German Alexander Zverev in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The other semi-final is yet to be defined. Shelton x Sonego and Sinner x De Minaur are in the quarterfinals.
The game between Djokovic and Zverev is initially scheduled for January 23rdbut the date may change. There is no defined time yet.
How was Djokovic’s victory against Alcaraz?
The first set was very balanced. Djokovic and Alcaraz confirmed their first four serves, keeping the game tied at 4-4. In the ninth game, Alcaraz managed to break Djokovic’s serve, opening up a lead in the set. The Spaniard then confirmed his serve to win 6-4.
Djokovic asked for a medical break before the second set and came back focused. The Serb won the first game and then broke Alcaraz’s serve, opening 2 games to 0. Djokovic and Alcaraz confirmed their games to leave the game 3 to 1 until the Spaniard returned the Serb’s break. The players exchanged victories in the games until Djokovic broke Alcaraz to win the second set 6-4.
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In the third set, the players confirmed their services until 4-3, when Alcaraz was broken by Djokovic, who opened 5-3. The Serb won his service game and made it 2 sets to 1 against the Spaniard.
In the first game of the third set, Djokovic broke Alcaraz’s serve and came away with the advantage. The Spaniard limped away, with his hand on his right hip, but continued in the match.
The players confirmed their services until 5-4, when Djokovic had the serve to confirm and win the match. The game started with 15-0 for Djokovic. Alcaraz equalized and the Serb then made it 30-15. The Spaniard left everything equal at 30-30. Alcaraz made an unforced error and left Djoko with the match point, converted after a mistake by Alcaraz, who left the ball in the net.
Next matches of the Australian Open men’s singles draw
- Wednesday (22), 00:30 – Ben Shelton x Lorenzo Sonego – quarter-finals
- Wednesday (22), 5:30 am – Jannik Sinner x Alex De Minaur – quarter-finals
What is the record of Djokovic x Alcaraz?
Tennis players Djokovic and Alcaraz have faced each other eight times in history, with five victories for the Serb and three for the Spaniard. The last time the athletes had faced each other before the duel for the Australian Open was in the gold medal game at the Paris Olympics, with Djoko’s triumph.
Last games between Djokovic x Alcaraz: results
- Djokovic 2 x 0 Alcaraz – Paris 2024 Olympics
- Alcaraz 3 x 0 Djokovic – Wimbledon 2024
- Djokovic 2 x 0 Alcaraz – Nitto ATP Finals 2023
- Djokovic 2 x 1 Alcaraz – ATP 1000 Cincinnati
- Alcaraz 3 x 2 Djokovic – Wimbledon 2023
- Djokovic 3 x 1 Alcaraz – Roland Garros 2023
- Alcaraz 2 x 1 Djokovic – ATP 1000 Madrid 2022
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What is Djokovic’s position in the ATP rankings?
Serbian Novak Djokovic is, for now, number seven in the ATP rankings, with 3,900 points.
What is the prize pool for the Australian Open in singles?
- First round: 82.9 thousand dollars
- Second round: 125.6 thousand dollars
- Third round: 182.1 thousand dollars
- Round of 16: 263.8 thousand dollars
- Quarterfinals: 417.7 thousand dollars
- Semifinals: 691 thousand dollars
- Runner-up: 1.1 million dollars
- Champion: 2.1 million dollars
The champions of the singles category will raise around US$2.1 million (around R$12.8 million) for the title, however, whoever competes – at least – in the first round will have US$82.9 thousand (R$ 505 thousand) guaranteed.
