On the evening of January 24, Beijing time, in the 2024 Australian Open men's singles 1/4 finals, Alcaraz played against Zverev, and in the end, Zverev won 3-1.
Alcaraz is a post-00 talent in Spain and the No. 2 seed in the tournament, and this is his first time reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open!
Zverev, the No.6 seed at the tournament, has not had a smooth path to qualify, having narrowly beaten No.19 seed Norrie in his second tie-break at the Australian Open in the last round, returning to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time in three years and reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the 11th time in his career. According to statistics, the two have played each other a total of 7 times before, Zverev has 4 wins and 3 losses, so when facing Alcaraz, Zverev will at least not be afraid psychologically.
In the first set, Alcaraz was in a slump, and Zverev was in hot form, easily winning 6-1. In the second set, Zverev broke in consecutive games in the seventh and ninth games to take a 2-0 lead at 6-3 and a big score.
In the third set, Alcaraz had no way out, and after the first eight games, Zverev led 5-3, and then Alcaraz broke hard to chase it to 4-5. In the 10th game, Alcaraz managed to hold serve 5-5. Then the two of them each held their serve and entered the tie-break. In the tie-break, Alcaraz won 7-2 and pulled back a set. In the fourth set, Zverev won 6-4 and defeated Alcaraz 3-1.
The quarterfinals of the three men's singles have also ended, and Djokovic, Sinner and Medvedev have locked up the top 4 places.
Men's Singles semi-finals and semi-finals:
Djokovic vs Sinner
Medvedev vs Zverev