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Novak Djokovic is 1 measurement person to claiming a grounds 25th Grand Slam rubric aft defeating Carlos Alcaraz successful the quarterfinals of the Australian Open connected Tuesday.
The grueling lucifer betwixt 1 of the sport’s astir iconic players and 1 of its rising stars went connected for much than 3 and a fractional hours until the aboriginal greeting hours. Djokovic, who precocious to his 12th semifinal quality successful Melbourne, said helium felt the lucifer was worthy of a final.
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"I conscionable privation that this lucifer contiguous was the final," helium said aft his 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory. "One of the astir epic matches I've played connected this court. On immoderate court."
Despite the 16-year property gap, the matchup betwixt Djokovic and Alcaraz has go reminiscent of the matches played betwixt the "Big Three."
"Carlos brings truthful overmuch vigor and strength connected the tribunal and ever demands the champion of his hostile successful bid for his hostile to person a accidental to triumph against him," Djokovic said aft the match.
"I'm definite we are going to spot a batch of him," helium added. "Maybe not arsenic overmuch arsenic I would like."
At conscionable 21-years-old, Alcaraz is already a four-time Grand Slam champion. However, Djokovic, who should beryllium considered successful the twilight of his vocation astatine 37, is connected his mode to make adjacent much history.
His 10 Australian Open titles are much than immoderate men’s tennis player. No 1 has won much Grand Slams than him with 24, and a triumph successful Melbourne volition propulsion that grounds beyond.
Djokovic moves connected to look No. 2 effect Alexander Zverev connected Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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