World number 2 Carlos Alcaraz faces Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. An opponent he has already encountered in a Grand Slam.
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From today, Carlos Alcaraz ventures into unknown territory. For the first time in his young career, the Spaniard will play a quarter-final at the Australian Open, Wednesday January 24. He will be opposed to Alexander Zverev. A match in good form for the two men, who have already met twice in Grand Slams at this stage of the competition. The German won after an epic duel at Roland Garros in 2022 (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6), but was swept away by Juan Carlos Ferrero’s protégé there. a few months ago at the US Open (6-3, 6-2, 6-4).
To get to this point, Alexander Zverev had to fight hard, playing two matches in five sets against Lukas Klein (7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6), and against Cameron Norrie ( 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6). For his part, Carlos Alcaraz did not spend much time on the court, conceding only one set since the start of the tournament, against Lorenzo Sonego.
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