Overview
- Both men’s semifinals featured the top four seeds and went the distance in five sets.
- Carlos Alcaraz outlasted Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in 5h27, the longest semi-final ever played in Melbourne.
- Alcaraz battled leg cramps and received on-court treatment, a medical timeout that Zverev protested as preferential.
- Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach a 38th Grand Slam final and an 11th at Melbourne, where he is 10-0 in title matches.
- The final is scheduled Sunday with live coverage on Eurosport from 9:30 a.m. in France, with Djokovic pursuing a 25th Slam and Alcaraz able to complete the career Grand Slam if he wins.