The ongoing Australian Open 2025 will witness one of the biggest matches as Serbia’s Novak Djokovic locks horns with Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the men’s singles quarterfinal on Tuesday.

The Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Australian Open 2025 quarterfinal clash at the Rod Laver Arena will be available for live streaming and live telecast in India. The match is scheduled to start at 2:40 PM IST.

Djokovic, 37, last played Alcaraz, 21, in the final of the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the Serbian clinched the gold after a 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(2) straight-set victory.

Seeded seventh at the 2025 Australian Open, Djokovic has faced Alcaraz seven times so far, with the Serbian leading their head-to-head record 4-3 against the young Spaniard.

Djokovic, also a bronze medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, holds the record for the most men’s Grand Slam titles (24) in history, with ten of those coming at the Australian Open—also a record.

He defeated 24th seed Jiri Lehecka of Czechia 6-3, 6-4, 7(7)-6(4) in the fourth round and has dropped just two sets on his way to the quarterfinals this year.

The 37-year-old’s last Australian Open triumph came in 2023 when he defeated Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-5) in the final.

Third-seed Carlos Alcaraz, on the other hand, is yet to win the Australian Open. He was knocked out in the quarterfinals in the previous two editions of the season’s first Grand Slam.

Although the Australian Open has proven elusive for the young Spaniard, he has already won one French Open, two Wimbledons, and a US Open so far.

Carlos Alcaraz received a walkover in his fourth-round encounter against Jack Draper of Great Britain. The Spaniard was leading 7-5, 6-1 against the 15th-seeded Draper before the latter decided to concede.

Olympic silver medalist Alcaraz has dropped only one set against Portugal’s Nuno Borges in the third round on his way to the Australian Open quarterfinals.

(ANI)