Australian Open 2025 Day 10 Quarter Final Recap

Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic gained 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 by 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 2-6 6-1 towards 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 strategy to play by a left leg damage by redlining his sport and producing some unbelievable ball hanging from the baseline to push Alcaraz apart.

Highlights and match stats are beneath.

Day Ten 2025 Australian Open Quarter Last 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 Approach 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 by some means 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 obtained a set with the third, however within the fourth, Zverev performed his finest tennis of the match, saving two break factors and shutting it out 6-2. He fired 56 winners and gained 74% of his internet factors.

Whereas Paul gained each their earlier matches to steer 2-0 within the H2H, this was their first assembly on the Grand Slam degree, and I feel that’s the reason the match went the best way of Zverev.

If this had been a best-of-three ATP 250, Paul would have gained handily, however at Majors, the American doesn’t have a stellar document—his finest win by way of opponent rating is towards Grigor Dimitrov, who was ranked twentieth on the 2020 Australian Open!

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

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

To be sincere, I ought to have been down two units to like. He performed higher than me. I used to be not enjoying nice and I assumed he was. I by some means gained the primary set, by some means gained the second set, and I’m up two units to like impulsively and I would like just one extra set. The fourth set was undoubtedly the most effective that I’ve performed and I’m clearly extraordinarily blissful to be again within the semi-finals now. Two of the most effective gamers that in all probability ever touched a tennis racquet. Novak is the best of all time proper now. Carlos goes to be one in every 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 ultimate final 12 months, so it’s a privilege to to witness it right here in Australia… I feel it’s it’s going to be an excellent match. Zverev on his win.

Match Stats

Tommy Paul
Alexander Zverev

Aces
9
7

Double Faults
2
5

1st Serve Proportion
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

Internet 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! Properly, not fairly, because the 10-time champion delivered an excellent 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 benefiting from Alcaraz’s gradual begin to lead 2-0. Nonetheless, the break was quickly relinquished after Carlos got here out on prime in a 26-shot rally en path to breaking again.

Halfway by the primary set, Djokovic struggled with a left leg situation that made transferring out huge to his forehand tough.

Alcaraz is way too good to not exploit that, and he broke to steer 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 damage and tactical medical timeout theories, but it surely’s evident from watching that Djoker struggled when pushed huge onto his forehand aspect. Based mostly on the final three video games of the opening set, his prognosis didn’t look good.

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

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

That development continued into the third, with Djokovic taking massive 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 optimistic 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 sport plan; it was simply flashes of brilliance and dazzling pictures, that are nice to look at however don’t at all times win matches.

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

It’s simpler mentioned than achieved when going through among the finest guys in massive moments, however I feel he’ll be dissatisfied to not get again on serve in that eighth sport.

Did he fall into the lure of pondering a hampered Djokovic would hand over with no battle after which battle to get again to his prime degree? Certainly not, as we’ve seen him recuperate from mid-match accidents earlier than, however who is aware of?

I wish to say my utmost respect and admiration for Carlos, every part he stands for and what he has achieved thus far in his profession. What a terrific man he’s, and a good higher competitor. Youngest ever No. 1 on the earth, 4 Grand Slams, and I’m positive we’re going to see plenty of him… Possibly not as a lot as I would love, however he’s going to be there for positive longer than me. I simply want this match in the present day 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 an excellent 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 hassle me in 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 fact is tomorrow morning. Proper now, I’ll attempt to be within the second and revel in this victory. Djokovic on his win and damage.