It is now 53 years since Ken Rosewall defeated Mal Anderson to win the Australian Open at the age of 37. Should the No.7 seed, whose ball striking was breathtaking on Tuesday night, secure an 11th Australian Open title this week, that record will be his.

The current world No.3 resumed practice in Spain earlier this week and will play the Rotterdam ATP 500 for the first time in his career from February 3-9. Carlitos became the top seed in the Netherlands after the forfeit of Sinner, who will not defend the title won in 2024 wanting to recover his energy after his amazing run in Australia.

Djokovic’s four-set victory over his young rival sets up a semifinal with second-seeded Alexander Zverev and keeps alive his hope of a record 25th Grand Slam title.

Carlos Alcaraz had to postpone his first semifinal at the ... The young Spanish champion had arrived at Melbourne Park with important ambitions and was considered the second favourite to win behind Jannik Sinner, who lifted the trophy last year.

Novak Djokovic got the mea culpas he wanted from the Australian Open’s local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air.

A generation gap will develop and grow between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, but it’s not discernible yet, and it may never show on the hardcourts of Melbourne Park. For all the ways they represent generations and eras, the score here is Djokovic 10 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final.

They have played each other seven times, with the Serb leading 4-3, including victory in their last clash in the Paris Olympics final. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarter-final clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant victory on Sunday while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was a ruthless winner.

Zverev counted his blessings after making the last four at Melbourne Park for the third time in five years ... Novak is the greatest of all time right now, Carlos is going to be one of them." Alcaraz said he felt in control after winning the first set ...

As it is starting to come down to the wire, the top players have established themselves in Melbourne and are ready to compete in the quarterfinals of the 2025 A

(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts during a fourth ... after winning each of his first three matches at Melbourne Park in five sets. “It's not the way I want to win a match ...