In the quarterfinals of Australia expanded 2024, one of the most interested matches was the competition between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. This year, Alcaraz is ranked No. 2 seeds and is expected to join Novak Djokovic to create a dream final. However, this prospect has not happened.
Entering Set 1, Alcaraz entered the game was not good and completely inferior to the opponent. On the other side of the battle line, Zverev promoted the powerful serve and had twice won the breaks in games 2 and 6. Alcaraz successfully protected a single game of serve, thereby leaving 1-6 quickly after 29 minutes.
Set Set 2, still Zverev dominated. After successfully saving 2 Break Points in Game 6, he won 2 consecutive breaks in 2 games 7 and 9. Set 2 closed with a 6-3 victory in favor of the German player.
Being ahead of 0-2, Alcaraz played efforts in Set 4. After losing the break in game 4, the No. 2 seed reclaimed the break in game 9 and dragged the opponent into the tie-break a series of brain balance. The Spanish player played very well in a series of gun battles when he won 2 mini breaks and won the gap 7-2.
When the fans were thinking of the prospect of Alcaraz who could come back, Zverev did not let that happen. Set Set 4, he had twice won the break and defeated Alcaraz with a score of 6-4.
In the end, Zverev won 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4 and took the last ticket to the semi-finals. Here, he will face Daniil Medvedev, who has just had a dramatic victory, extending 5 sets with Hubert Hurkacz. Meanwhile, Alcaraz officially stopped playing in the quarterfinals.
