World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time on Tuesday after outclassing home hope Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-2, 6-1.
The 22-year-old Alcaraz is yet to drop a set as he arrows in on a maiden Australian Open crown. “I’m just really happy with how I’m playing every match, each round my level is increasing,” he said, in a warning to his rivals.
“Today I felt really comfortable, playing great tennis that I am really proud of,” added the Spaniard, who had never previously gone beyond the quarter-finals in Australia in four previous visits.
He next faces German World No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the last four, from whom he expects an aggressive game-plan. “He is playing great, aggressive tennis. I have to be ready. We need to play tactically really well,” said Alcaraz.
Meanwhile, de Minaur felt he could not sustain the power in his groundstrokes for the whole match. “I didn’t really execute it for the whole match, and that’s what it takes against these guys,” he said.
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No. of times Carlos Alcaraz has progressed to the Australian Open semis
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