MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4 ... the Spaniard cupped his hand to his ear and suddenly looked visibly lighter. The third blow felt inevitable for Djokovic ...

Serbia's Novak Djokovic falls while playing against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their ... He then cupped his hand to his ear to encourage the crowd to cheer louder. Djokovic then seized a ...

The Spaniard made a gesture in the third set in which he seemed to be imitating his opponent, who had called for medical assistance at the start of the match.. After finishing the third set, which was ...

The Spaniard had been to three semifinals at indoor events previously, but was stopped at that stage every time.

For the first time ever, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will face ... Currently, Djokovic holds the upper hand in the head-to-head record against Alcaraz. Out of their seven encounters, the ...

Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3 in the world) takes on Hubert Hurkacz (No. 21) in the semifinals at the ABN AMRO World Tennis ...

and it belongs to Carlos in the end — as Djokovic ends the rally by dragging his recovery long. Somehow, Alcaraz holds. And with that, it’s his turn to hold a finger to his ear for the audience.

Alcaraz raised his level in comparison to his first match in Rotterdam. The Spaniard dropped nine points on serve against ...

And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things difficult ... best efforts in the latter stages, pointing to his ear or blowing kisses or spreading his arms while puffing ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Carlos ... Alcaraz roared through the second set in 38 minutes. A physio went to Draper's chair, the Briton shook his head and then shook Alcaraz's hand, triggering ...

Novak Djokovic fought off injury and Carlos Alcaraz ... by pointing to his ear. He took his first set point in the next game after retrieving a drop shot and a lob before Alcaraz was unable ...