The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

Carlos Alcaraz needed only one hour 35 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the second straight year after Jack Draper was forced

Spain's 21-year-old sensation Carlos Alcaraz has made it to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Australian Open, keeping his Career Grand Slam hopes alive. Alcaraz's opponent Jack Draper was forced to retire from their fourth-round match men's singles on Sunday in Melbourne. The Spaniard was leading 7-5, 6-1 when Draper retired.

Carlos Alcarez seeks a spot in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Australian Open Tennis Championships when he battles No. 15 Jack Draper in Saturday’s fourth round of men’s singles.

Carlos Alcaraz faces Jack Draper in the Australian Open on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (1/18/25) at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Carlos Alcaraz showed his class as he wrote a 10-word message on the camera lens after Jack Draper retired from their match. The British No. 1 received a medical timeout at the end of the first set and, after going two sets down, called it quits.

Draper came into Sunday's fourth-round encounter on the back of three five-set matches, and the fatigue may well have caught up with him

Jack Draper has pulled out of the Australian Open after losing the first two sets to Carlos Alcaraz. The British No.1 had suffered a hip injury before Christmas to prevent playing any warm-up events. And the No.15 seed reached the fourth round here by winning three five-set epic matches.

Jack Drapers heroic Australian Open run ends in injury when trailing four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinal of the Australian Open for the second time in his fledgling career with a win over Brit Jack Draper in the fourth round of the year’s first major on Sunday at the Rod Laver Arena. Alcaraz had the advantage leading at 7-5, 6-1 before Draper pulled out of the game citing an injury.