MELBOURNE, Australia — One of them has operated with ruthless efficiency, the other has brought the drama. But Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have performed the opposite roles en route to their hotly anticipated Australian Open quarterfinal, which will be played Tuesday January 21 in Melbourne.

Jiri Lehecka (No. 29 in the world) takes on Novak Djokovic (No. 7) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Djokovic secured a three-set win over Tomas Machac (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) in the

Novak Djokovic trampled all over Czech 24th seed Jiri Lehecka to seal a 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) win and book a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz.

British No 1 Draper was left hobbled after a brutal run to the last 16 and called time after two sets against the classy Alcaraz, who could meet Djokovic in the quarter-finals

Follow live text and radio commentary featuring Jack Draper against Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open fourth round.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic is back in action early Sunday morning at the 2025 Australian Open with a fourth-round match against Jiri Lehecka.

Novak Djokovic charged into the Australian Open quarter-finals and booked a mouth-watering encounter with Carlos Alcaraz before the Serb shifted the focus by snubbing the Grand Slam's official broadcaster and slamming them for mocking him and his fans.

Novak Djokovic has revealed that his refusal to do an on-court interview at the Australian Open was related to controversial comments made on Australia’s Channel 9. Seventh seed Djokovic breezed through to the last eight of the Australian Open on Sunday, fending off Jiri Lehecka in straight sets to book a meeting against third seed Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic has caused a stir at the Australian Open following his refusal to conduct the traditional on-court interview following his fourth round victory over Jiri Lehecka. After the match, he made sure to thank those in attendance, but left before he could answer any questions.

Novak Djokovic refused to conduct his post-match interview on court after beating Jiri Lehecka at the Australian Open, and explained why in his press conference