10:45 – End of controversy
In recent days, Novak Djokovic found himself in turmoil despite himself. After his victory in the previous round against Czech Jiri Lehecka, the former world No. 1 skipped the post-match interview before later revealing that he was targeting Channel 9, the Australian broadcaster of the tournament. “Nole” said he did not appreciate the outing of one of their journalists, Tony Jones, who had criticized Serbian fans and violently attacked the Serbian player. “Welcome, you can see Novak Djokovic fans singing at the top of their voices. Novak is overrated, Novak is a failure,” the journalist said.
In a complicated situation, Tony Jones apologized this Monday: “I considered it to be humor, which is consistent with most of the things I do… If I could go back in time, I think the thing where I crossed the line, and this is certainly what really irritated Novak Djokovic and his team, was the last sentence wherever I said: ”Put him out”. can only be interpreted as a return in the Covid years when he () was kicked out It made Novak angry, which I completely understand. So it’s an unfortunate situation. It’s clearly a personal anguish for me too, but I think the priority is to focus on tennis again.”
10:40 – Two easy rounds
If Novak Djokovic has lost two sets so far in Melbourne (against the Portuguese Faria and the American Basavareddy), the Serbian played against the promising Czech Jiri Lehecka to reach the quarter-finals. For his part, Carlos Alcaraz took advantage of the withdrawal of the British Jack Drapper to qualify.
10:35 – A little more patience!
Scheduled as the second match during the night session, the clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will take place after the quarter-final between Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. After winning the first set, the world No. 1 has just lost her first set in Melbourne since her coronation last year (6-2 2-6).
10:30 – Hello everyone!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the live clash of the titans at the Australian Open where Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz face each other in the quarter-finals.