Novak Djokovic's Australian Open meeting with Carlos Alcaraz will be his 61st quarter-final match at the majors, which is an Open Era record

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;

They have played each other seven times, with the Serb leading 4-3, including victory in their last clash in the Paris Olympics final. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Novak Djokovic said he was braced for "a big battle" after setting up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final with Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. His reward is a showdown on Tuesday with third seed Alcaraz,

Carlos Alcaraz has reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playin