Australian Open: Alexander Zverev takes down Carlos Alcaraz, advances to semifinals

Alexander Zverev of Germany reacts after winning a point against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

January 24, 2024 at 2:29 p.m. UTC

By Sean Leahy, Yahoo Sports

Alexander Zverev knocked out No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals at the 2024 Australian Open on Wednesday.

Zverev nearly took out Alcaraz in straight sets when he found himself up 5-2 in the third set, but Alcaraz stormed back to force a fourth set.

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