Novak Djokovic set up a mouth-watering Australian Open quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz with a convincing victory over Jiri Lehecka.

The 10-time champion triumphed over the 24th seed, Jiri Lehecka, with a commanding 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 victory on his favoured Rod Laver Arena, setting up an exciting quarter-final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.

World number two Alex Zverev credited his brother Mischa for his mastery of left-handers after beating a 26th in succession in Frenchman Ugo Humbert to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday. Zverev honed his game with left-handed Mischa, a former top-30 player who reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park in 2017.

France's top player, Ugo Humbert, advanced to the last-16 at the Australian Open for the first time on Friday after compatriot Arthur Fils retired from his third-round match due to a foot injury.

Spain's Alcaraz was leading 7-5, 6-1 when Great Britain's Jack Draper, the No. 15 seed, was forced to retire from Sunday's fourth-round match. Draper, who played five-setters in each of his first three matches, said he had been dealing with tendinitis in his hip.

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Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarter-final clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant victory on Sunday while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was a ruthless winner.

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;

Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

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As had already happened in the final of the Rolex Paris Masters in November 2024, Alexander Zverev defeated Ugo Humbert. The German champion had dominated their previous challenge in Paris-Bercy, while this time he had to work a little harder to reach the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open.