Zverev takes out Alcaraz
First career Grand Slam Top Five win for Alexander Zverev
Zverev takes out Alcaraz in a surprise outcome in Australia. He defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarterfinals, handily dispatching the World No. 2 from the tournament 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4. Zverev, ranked No. 6, will move on to the semifinals to face No. 3 Daniil Medvedev. It’s the first time the German has beaten a top-five player at a major.
First career Grand Slam Top Five win for Alexander Zverev 🙌@AustralianOpen #AusOpen
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Zverev takes out Alcaraz
Zverev produced one of his most impressive Grand Slam displays to outlast Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in a thrilling quarterfinal that ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. The German sixth seed failed to serve out the match when he was up two sets to love and 5-3 in the third but steadied himself in the fourth set to finish the job 6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4.
The result puts Zverev into his seventh Grand Slam semifinal, and his second at Melbourne Park. He will play Daniil Medvedev on Friday for a place in the final. Earlier, world No.3 Medvedev had beaten Hubert Hurkacz in a four-hour, five-set thriller.