Australian Open 2025 Day 10 Quarter Final Recap

Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic received Tuesday’s Australian Open quarter-finals as each males progressed in 4 units, albeit in vastly totally different circumstances.

Second-seeded Zverev performed within the sizzling, humid day session, coming via 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1 in opposition to Tommy Paul, regardless of the American serving for the opening two units.

Novak Djokovic then noticed off Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in a windy night time session, discovering a method to play via a left leg harm by redlining his recreation and producing some unbelievable ball hanging from the baseline to push Alcaraz apart.

Highlights and match stats are under.

Day Ten 2025 Australian Open Quarter Ultimate Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Novak Djokovic (7)
Carlos Alcaraz (3)
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4

Alexander Zverev (2)
Tommy Paul (12)
7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1

Zverev Finds a Method Previous Paul

Alexander Zverev is into his third Australian Open semi-final with a 7-6(1), 7-6(0), 2-6, 6-1 win over Tommy Paul in Tuesday’s first quarter-final.

After being the second-best participant on the court docket for a lot of the opening levels, the German someway discovered himself up two units to like after saving factors in each of the primary two units earlier than dominating the tie breaks.

Within the first set, Paul couldn’t serve it out after which had a set level on Zverev’s serve at 6-5 however errored and performed a poor tiebreak to lose it 7-1.

Within the second, Paul broke early however was undone by three consecutive forehand errors to relinquish his benefit. Zverev then saved a set level at 4-5 and dominated the tie-break 7-0 to go up two units to like.

Paul lastly bought a set with the third, however within the fourth, Zverev performed his greatest tennis of the match, saving two break factors and shutting it out 6-2. He fired 56 winners and received 74% of his internet factors.

Whereas Paul received each their earlier matches to guide 2-0 within the H2H, this was their first assembly on the Grand Slam stage, and I believe that’s the reason the match went the way in which of Zverev.

If this have been a best-of-three ATP 250, Paul would have received handily, however at Majors, the American doesn’t have a stellar file—his greatest win by way of opponent rating is in opposition to Grigor Dimitrov, who was ranked twentieth on the 2020 Australian Open!

Zverev, who additionally used to underperform at Slams, has upped his recreation not too long ago and has confirmed powerful to beat over 5 units. Within the extra vital moments, he was far more dependable.

Then again, Paul dedicated 56 unforced errors, many on key factors, permitting Zverev to take management along with his stable baseline play.

To be trustworthy, I ought to have been down two units to like. He performed higher than me. I used to be not enjoying nice and I believed he was. I someway received the primary set, someway received the second set, and I’m up two units to like hastily and I want just one extra set. The fourth set was undoubtedly the very best that I’ve performed and I’m clearly extraordinarily pleased to be again within the semi-finals now. Two of the very best gamers that most likely ever touched a tennis racquet. Novak is the best of all time proper now. Carlos goes to be considered one of them when he hangs it up, so it’s a conflict of generations. They’ve performed Grand Slam finals earlier than. They performed the Olympic remaining final 12 months, so it’s a privilege to to witness it right here in Australia… I believe it’s it’s going to be a fantastic match. Zverev on his win.

Match Stats

Tommy Paul
Alexander Zverev

Aces
9
7

Double Faults
2
5

1st Serve Share
64% (76/118)
69% (93/135)

1st Serve Factors Gained
67% (51/76)
72% (67/93)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
50% (21/42)
52% (22/42)

Break Factors Saved
43% (3/7)
64% (7/11)

Common 1st Serve Velocity
188km/h
207km/h

Common 2nd Serve Velocity
144km/h
176km/h

1st Return Factors Gained
28% (26/93)
33% (25/76)

2nd Return Factors Gained
48% (20/42)
50% (21/42)

Break Factors Transformed
36% (4/11)
57% (4/7)

Winners
44
27

Unforced Errors
56
36

Web Factors Gained
74% (35/47)
73% (24/33)

Service Factors Gained
61% (72/118)
66% (89/135)

Return Factors Gained
34% (46/135)
39% (46/118)

Complete Factors Gained
47% (118/253)
53% (135/253)

Service Video games Gained
79% (15/19)
80% (16/20)

Return Video games Gained
20% (4/20)
21% (4/19)

Complete Video games Gained
49% (19/39)
51% (20/39)

Highlights

Djokovic Downs Alcaraz

Novak, he’s overrated; Novak, he’s a has-been! Nicely, not fairly, because the 10-time champion delivered an impressive victory on Tuesday, overcoming Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in 3 hours and 37 minutes.

The match began with Djokovic making the most of Alcaraz’s gradual begin to lead 2-0. Nevertheless, the break was quickly relinquished after Carlos got here out on high in a 26-shot rally en path to breaking again.

Halfway via the primary set, Djokovic struggled with a left leg problem that made transferring out extensive to his forehand tough.

Alcaraz is much too good to not exploit that, and he broke to guide 5-4. Djokovic then took a medical timeout, however Alcaraz stayed heat and served the set to like.

Social media, after all, was full of pretend harm and tactical medical timeout theories, nevertheless it’s evident from watching that Djoker struggled when pushed extensive onto his forehand facet. Primarily based on the final three video games of the opening set, his prognosis didn’t look good.

Nevertheless, Djokovic isn’t only a one-trick pony who has to depend on his defensive skills. Armed with some pain-killing treatment, he responded within the second set by red-lining his recreation and going large on his forehand, breaking early for 3-0.

Alcaraz once more hit again, mixing up his energy and finessed drop photographs, however because the set wore on, Djokovic raised his depth, shortening the rallies much more as he broke once more to stage the match at one set a bit.

That development continued into the third, with Djokovic taking large cuts on the ball, breaking twice en path to taking a two-set to-one lead.

The fourth began with Djokovic instantly breaking serve, a bonus he maintained all through the set. He overcame a number of moments of adversity, together with saving two factors at 4-3 with some tremendous clutch play earlier than serving it out 6-4.

Now, onto Alcaraz. He got here into Melbourne with a refined service movement (a constructive tweak) however had a reasonably poor serving day and didn’t hit his spots.

He additionally had a poor day on return, particularly on the second serve (profitable simply 33%), and he performs this matchup a bit like Djokovic is in his head.

There was no cohesive recreation plan; it was simply flashes of brilliance and dazzling photographs, that are nice to observe however don’t at all times win matches.

In that fourth set, Djokovic wasn’t serving nicely for essentially the most half, and it simply wanted that little little bit of unwavering focus from Alcaraz to get again stage.

It’s simpler mentioned than carried out when going through probably the greatest guys in large moments, however I believe he’ll be disillusioned to not get again on serve in that eighth recreation.

Did he fall into the entice of pondering a hampered Djokovic would quit and not using a battle after which battle to get again to his high stage? Certainly not, as we’ve seen him recuperate from mid-match accidents earlier than, however who is aware of?

I need to say my utmost respect and admiration for Carlos, every little thing he stands for and what he has achieved up to now in his profession. What a terrific man he’s, and a fair higher competitor. Youngest ever No. 1 on this planet, 4 Grand Slams, and I’m positive we’re going to see quite a lot of him… Perhaps not as a lot as I would really like, however he’s going to be there for positive longer than me. I simply want this match right now was the ultimate, actually. It’s one of the crucial epic matches I’ve performed on this court docket, on any court docket actually. The treatment began to kick in, and it helped little question. I needed to take one other dose, it sounds terrible, however I needed to. If I misplaced that second set, I don’t know if I might proceed enjoying, however I felt higher and higher. I managed to play a fantastic couple of video games to finish the second set. I noticed that Carlos was hesitant from the again of the court docket, and I took my probabilities. I began to really feel and transfer higher. It didn’t trouble me in the direction of the top of the match [the pain], solely in that second set. When the drugs begin to launch I’ll see what the truth is tomorrow morning. Proper now, I’ll attempt to be within the second and luxuriate in this victory. Djokovic on his win and harm.