Carlos Alcaraz coasts past Alex De Minaur to reach Australian Open semi-finalBy Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Sport Correspondent, MelbourneCarlos Alcaraz crushed home hopes with victory over Alex De Minaur to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time. “I’m just really happy with the way that I’m playing every match,” said Alcaraz. But Alcaraz was simply better, particularly on serve, and De Minaur was unable to land any meaningful blows after the opening set. On facing Zverev again, the Spaniard said: “I’ve seen Sascha through the whole tournament and I know he’s playing great tennis. He won four points in a row to win the second-set tie-break but a big serve saved Zverev when Tien had chance to force a decider.

Source: Irish Independent January 27, 2026 19:29 UTC