![Zverev vs. [Opponent] Live: Australian Open Semifinal 2024](https://fotografias-2.larazon.es/clipping/cmsimages01/2026/01/27/E7C4DA82-2644-40C7-849A-F929FFFB6B06/carlos-alcaraz-alexander-zverev_69.jpg?crop=495,278,x0,y4&width=1280&height=720&optimize=low&format=jpg "Zverev vs. [Opponent] Live: Australian Open Semifinal 2024")
Carlos Alcaraz plays the semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open tennis for the first time and does so against Alexander Zverev, his executioner in 2024 and finalist of the tournament in 2025.
The record between Alcaraz and Zverev is very even, with six victories for each, although the German has a better balance on this surface. Of the eight matches they have played on hard courts, Zverev has won five, including the 2024 Australian Open quarterfinals. (6-1, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-4). However, Alcaraz won the most recent duel between the two 6-4 and 6-3 in the semifinals of the last Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
