This Australian Open is the primary since 2013 the highest 4 seeds of the boys’s facet have all made it to the semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz has completely cruised by means of, having not dropped a set on his method to the semis. He is additionally solely needed to play three tiebreakers, and clearly gained every of them.
Alex Zverev has additionally had a fairly trouble-free run. Whereas three of his 5 wins have been in 4 units, all have are available both the primary or second set.
Jannik Sinner’s battles with damage have been well-documented, and Novak Djokovic’s kind nonetheless stays one thing of an unknown.
However in accordance with Casey Dellacqua all are enjoying their greatest tennis proper now, which makes for a juicy day of tennis.
“There’s this degree of expectation the highest gamers are going to play properly in each match,” she defined on Large World of Sport’s Morning Serve.
“They play seven matches over the size of 5 units. Do they need to play their greatest matches within the first two rounds? No.
“I feel that is what’s making this match so thrilling, is the Alcaraz’s, the Sinner’s, they’re constructing, and Sabalenka has been doing the identical on the ladies’s facet.
“They’re so switched on they usually’re all now at their best possible.
“They’re all trying sharp, and Sinner is now certainly one of them.”
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates successful the primary set within the males’s Singles Fourth Spherical in opposition to Tommy Paul of america throughout day eight of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. Getty
