Summary

  • Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 to reach semi-finals

  • Aryna Sabalenka survives huge scare to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and reach semi-finals

  • Paula Badosa earlier stuns Coco Gauff in 'dream come true' moment

  • Alexander Zverev sees off Tommy Paul to reach last four

Live Reporting

Emily Salley, Paul Battison and Millie Sian

  1. What happened on day nine?

    Iga SwiatekGetty Images

    Iga Swiatek raced past lucky loser Eva Lys in 59 minutes to set up a quarter-final with eighth seed Emma Navarro, who clinched a narrow 6-4 5-7 7-5 win against Russian Daria Kasatkina.

    American 19th seed Madison Keys knocked out 2023 runner-up Elena Rybakina with a 6-3 1-6 6-3 win to reach the quarter-finals.

    Keys will face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who stormed to a 6-4 6-1 win against Russian Veronika Kudermetova.

    In the men's draw, defending champion Jannik Sinner struggled physically before moving past Denmark's Holger Rune.

    Sinner will take on Australia's Alex De Minaur after the eighth seed claimed a 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 over American Alex Michelsen.

    Italy's Lorenzo Sonego beat American qualifier Learner Tien 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final.

    Sonego will play 21st seed Ben Shelton next after the American's fourth-round opponent, Frenchman Gael Monfils, retired while trailing 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 1-0.

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  2. Djokovic will have requested later start

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport in Melbourne

    MelbourneBBC Sport

    It has been another doozy of a midsummer's day in Melbourne.

    Temperatures were over 30C earlier in the afternoon but are starting to drop to the mid 20s.

    By the time Djokovic plays Alcaraz it will be down to about 20C.

    You'd imagine the 10-time champion, who has earned the right to be in the ear of tournament director Craig Tiley, pushed for the later start.

    The 37-year-old Serb would not have relished playing in hot conditions against Alcaraz.

    MelbourneBBC Sport

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  4. Today's order of play

    So, this is what's coming up on Rod Laver Arena...

    From 08:00 GMT

    Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [27]

    Novak Djokovic [7] v Carlos Alcaraz [3]

  5. Hello!

    It's quarter-final time! And we've got some cracking match-ups to look forward to today.

    Can Aryna Sabalenka continue her bid for a three-peat? And who will come out on top in the Djokovic-Alcaraz blockbuster?

    Let's find out, shall we?