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Abdulazeez Abubakar
3 weeks ago
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Australian Open LIVE: Djokovic and Sinner underway in semi-final, Alcaraz beats Zverev
After the finalists on the women's side of the draw were confirmed yesterday, the men's semi-finals are set to take place today at the Australian Open, with the world's top four players ready to battle it out.
10:50 CET - Okay... Ready to do that again? As the tennis world continues to take stock of what just happened on the Rod Laver Arena, attention will soon turn to the second semi-final as holder Jannik Sinner takes on 10-time winner Novak Djokovic.
10:15 CET - Wow! The longest semi-final in Australian Open history has reached its conclusion after five sets of pure drama and somehow, someway, Carlos Alcaraz has come out on top!
The world number one was a break down for most of the deciding set, but broke Alexander Zverev back as the German was serving the match out and then broke him again to avoid a Championship tiebreak and book his place in Sunday's final.
Alcaraz defeated Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5.
Five and a half hours later and we finally have a winner...
08:55 CET - Well, well, well... Who saw this coming? Zverev has forced a fifth set decider after delivering another excellent tiebreak performance and a relentless set of serving. Can Alcaraz respond, or will the Spaniard finally meet his match?
07:52 CET - After edging past Zverev in the second set tiebreak, Alcaraz struggled with cramp in the third set and the German took full advantage to win the fourth set tiebreak 7-6 (3) to keep this semi-final alive. All to play for...
05:30 CET - A high quality first set of tennis goes Carlos Alcaraz's way as he takes it 6-4 over Alexander Zverev. The world number one seldom faced a break point in what was a near-flawless set. The break of serve came in the penultimate service game of the set. Follow the match on Flashscore.
