He won at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and on the US Open courts. But the Australian Open tennis tournament is the last Grand Slam tournament that refuses Carlos Alcaraz’s gargantuan appetite. The Spaniard, world number 1, has never even qualified for the final of the Australian tournament. Failing twice in the quarter-finals in 2024 and 2025.
An incongruity that “Carlitos” will try to put an end to in a few days. To achieve this he will already have to defeat the German Alexander Zverev this Friday, January 30, during the first men’s semi-final of the day. The world number 3 is the only guest in the last four – the other half will pit Jannik Sinner against Novak Djokovic – to have never won a Grand Slam despite three finals.
In their duels, the two players are tied with six victories each. Zverev even eliminated Alcaraz in the quarterfinals in Melbourne in 2024. The Spaniard took revenge in the Roland-Garros final a few months later. This new confrontation promises to be thrilling.
The Australian Open semi-final between Alcaraz and Zverev will be broadcast live on Eurosport 1 this Friday, January 30, from 4:30 a.m. French time (2:30 p.m. local time).
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