Novak Djokovic defies injury to stun Carlos Alcaraz at Australian Open

Djokovic wins quarter-final 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4No 7 seed will face Alexander Zverev in semi-finals

At the end of another breathless exchange in the early stages of the most highly anticipated match of the Australian Open, alone in the centre of the colossal Rod Laver Arena, Novak Djokovic squatted down on to the court before solemnly stretching his lower body.

In the previous 30 seconds, Djokovic had been run ragged by a Carlos Alcaraz in full flight; he was ruthlessly dragged from sideline to sideline by the Spaniard’s nuclear groundstrokes, pulled forward by a delicate drop shot and then vanquished by a laser-like forehand winner as he stood helplessly at the net. Djokovic pulled up from the gruelling point limping and he called for the physio.

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