Novak Djokovic charged into the Australian Open quarter-finals and booked a mouth-watering encounter with Carlos Alcaraz before the Serb shifted the focus by snubbing the Grand Slam's official broadcaster and slamming them for mocking him and his fans.

Novak Djokovic has declined to do a customary post-match TV interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country,

MELBOURNE, Australia — One of them has operated with ruthless efficiency, the other has brought the drama. But Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have performed the opposite roles en route to their hotly anticipated Australian Open quarterfinal, which will be played Tuesday January 21 in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic trampled all over Czech 24th seed Jiri Lehecka to seal a 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) win on Sunday and book a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals before snubbing the Grand Slam's official broadcaster.

This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final. “Well, this is not the right player to play in a quarterfinal,

Carlos Alcaraz has reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playin

Irrepressible 10-time champion Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final Sunday with Carlos Alcaraz after downing Czech Jiri Lehecka.

Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals after he defeated Czech 24th seed Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 on Sunday. After a challenging start, Djokovic upped his game in his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam crown and 11th at Melbourne Park.