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Ten-time Open champion Novak Djokovic faces Italian Jannik Sinner,while Daniil Medvedev will do battle with German Alexander Zverev in men’s semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic says it is premature to label his error-riddled Australian Open defeat to Jannik Sinner as the start of his decline,despite calling it “one of the worst grand slam matches I’ve ever played”.
Until he ran into a red-hot Jannik Sinner on Friday,10-time champion Novak Djokovic had not lost at the Australian Open since his shock fourth-round defeat to Hyeon Chung in 2018.
Ken Rosewall won eight grand slams despite having 11 prime years ripped from his career. No men’s player has ever breached the ‘Rosewall Line’.
The Russian star stepped onto court sporting the stylised angel wings of his very own fashion charity. It’s not-for-profit but who it is actually for is not entirely clear.
The former world No.2 produced his finest performance since before his gruesome ankle injury at the 2022 French Open to knock Carlos Alcaraz out of the tournament.
Linda Noskova takes on Dayana Yastremska,Hubert Hurkacz does battle with Daniil Medvedev,while Anna Kalinskaya v Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev v Carlos Alcaraz round off the quarter-finals on day 11.
Scheduling chaos at the Australian Open has ignited a sexism debate between two former tennis greats,as early morning finishes again become the running sore of the tournament.
Kyrgios and Djokovic continue bromance on-court after the world No.1 beats Taylor Fritz to advance,while Barbora Krejcikova plays Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner clashes with Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals.
A rare failing by Novak Djokovic to take advantage of a raft of break points plunged him into a long,tough match against Taylor Fritz. He won,of course.