Australian Open day 11: Carlos Alcaraz out as Alexander Zverev prevails
Carlos Alcaraz became the biggest casualty of the men’s draw so far at the Australian Open.
The second seed was beaten in four sets by Alexander Zverev, who will take on Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals following his five-set victory over Hubert Hurkacz.
Qualifier Dayana Yastremska made it through to the last four in the women’s draw, where she will play another first-timer in 12th seed Zheng Qinwen.
Picture of the day
Point of the day
"𝐍𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐘… We've seen it all now!" 🤯
It doesn't get much better than this from Hubert Hurkacz 🙌#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/WBOqYsihZX
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 24, 2024
Longevity
Congrats to 🇮🇳 Rohan Bopanna, who on Monday will become the new World No. 1 in doubles!
The 43-year-old becomes the oldest first-time World No. 1 on the men's side 👏 pic.twitter.com/4yhsrURgtD
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 24, 2024
Hewitt honoured
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.
Fallen seeds
Women: None
Men: Carlos Alcaraz (2), Hubert Hurkacz (9)
Who’s up next?
An #AusOpen semifinal between the two current holders of hard-court Grand Slam titles 🥊
BRING IT ON 🫴 pic.twitter.com/lb5aty6L19
— wta (@WTA) January 23, 2024
It is women’s semi-finals day on Thursday, with both matches taking place in the night session.
First up is a rematch of the US Open final, with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka hoping to turn the tables on Coco Gauff, before Yastremska plays Zheng.
British wheelchair stars Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are in singles and doubles semi-final action, while Mingge Xu plays her girls’ singles quarter-final against Iva Ivanova.
