Ben Shelton's Australian Open quarterfinal foe, Lorenzo Sonego, produced the shot of the tournament — diving to his left for a volley with so much spin that the ball bounced on one side of the net, then floated back over to the other — but it was the American who ended up with the victory Wednesday.

MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz said he thought the trio of teenagers who have lit up the first week of the Australian Open have the skills to play the game at the top level, but stopped short of offering them advice barring not to beat him.

Carlos Alcaraz was once a teenager winning grand slam titles and the Spanish superstar believes Joao Fonseca could follow in his footsteps.

Jannik Sinner has labelled Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic’s rivalry as "the best in tennis" after the pair played each other at the Australian Open.

And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz ... and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego. This was the eighth Djokovic vs. Alcaraz meeting, but the first at the Australian ...

Not a problem with his left leg. Not an early deficit. And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things difficult and eyeing his own bit of history. Djokovic overcame it all ...

On Friday, Djokovic’s 50th major semifinal will come against No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, a two-time runner-up at majors who beat No. 12 Tommy Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1. The other men’s quarterfinals are Wednesday: No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 8 Alex de Minaur, and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego.

And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things ... No. 8 Alex de Minaur, and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego. Feeling out of the loop?

There was an unknown factor about Jannik Sinner's condition after the problems he had during the match against Holger Rune at the 2025 Australian Open. The world No.1 swept away any doubts by demolishing Alex de Minaur in the last quarterfinal and reached the semifinals of the Happy Slam,

Novak Djokovic continued his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy by beating Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals.

The Australian Open quarterfinals are set with marquee matches featuring Novak Djokovic against Carlos Alcaraz, and Aryna Sabalenka continuing her title defense. Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, and others also look to advance.

Comparisons to world No 3 Carlos Alcaraz have been made all over social media ... “Do your thing, buddy, because you’re going to be the man soon.” Fonseca will next face Lorenzo Sonego on Thursday for a spot in the third round.