Carlos Alcaraz is two wins away from a career Grand Slam. The world No. 1 reached the final four of the Australian Open for the first time, where he will face Alexander Zverev (ATP 3) on Friday for a place in the final.
Impressively, Carlos Alcaraz dominated the last Australian representative Alex De Minaur (6) 7-5 6-2 6-1 in 2h15′ in the quarter-final. The six-time Grand Slam winner (two titles at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open) has still not lost a single set in his first five matches of the fortnight.
Already beaten in their five previous duels, Alex De Minaur did not give up. Especially in a tight first set, in which he came back from 3-0 to 3-3 then from 5-3 to 5-5. But the speedy Australian did not manage to maintain the level he had in the first ten games, ending up giving in to the power and variety of his opponent’s shots.
Formidable in key moments, Carlos Alcaraz knocked out his opponent to increase the score from 5-5 to 7-5 3-0, before signing the entry break again in the third set. Helpless, Alex De Minaur once again came up against his glass ceiling, failing for the seventh time in seven appearances in the Grand Slam quarter-finals.
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