Carlos Alcaraz gets tattoos to celebrate Grand Slam titles, so he plans to get ink of a kangaroo if he can win the Australian Open to complete a full collection from the four most prestigious events in tennis.

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.

Novak Djokovic's thigh injury during his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open 2025 on Tuesday sparked controversy with the Spaniard breaking his silence on the whole issue. The 24-year-old Grand Slam winner looked uncomfortable in the first two sets against Alcaraz and was caught limping on a few occasions.

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

When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles

Djokovic has beaten Alcaraz four times in seven overall meetings, including a victory in the final at the Paris Olympics last August

Carlos Alcaraz has a little brother who’s good at the sport, too. Jaime Alcaraz, who is 13, won his first match in qualifying at a well-known tournament in France for young players, called Les Petits As.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Get caught up on the Australian Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more: — In the U.S.: ESPN and Tennis Channel. — Other countries are listed here.

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion McEnroe created headlines when he questioned the severity of Djokovic’s injury during his commentary for ESPN on the Alcaraz match, but he didn’t hold back as he slammed spectators who jeered the Serbian as he left the court.

Novak Djokovic has come back to defeat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 12th time.

Novak Djokovic dropped his first set, battled through an undisclosed injury and rallied to win the next three, beating rival Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals.