World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz defeated third seed Alexander Zverev in a thrilling five-set battle at the 2026 Australian Open men’s singles semifinal in Melbourne, winning 6–4, 7–6(5), 6–7(3), 6–7(4), 7–5.Alcaraz looked close to a straight-sets victory early on, but the match changed in the third set when he appeared to suffer an injury to his right upper leg, which greatly affected his movement through the rest of the third set and most of the fourth.
Even with limited mobility, Alcaraz managed to hold his serve, forcing Zverev to rely on tie-breaks to stay in the match and push it to a fifth set. As the match went on, Alcaraz gradually recovered his movement in the fourth set.In the deciding set, Alcaraz rediscovered his rhythm, with his powerful forehand and delicate drop shots coming back at a crucial moment. After falling behind due to an early break and facing the possibility of defeat, the Spaniard mounted a remarkable comeback.Alcaraz broke Zverev’s serve in the final two service games, sealing an epic win and booking his place in the Australian Open final.
Alcaraz VS Zverev : Social media reactions
just epic 🌟 pic.twitter.com/PPWOcrhDxg
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 30, 2026
Alcaraz letting zverev comeback and have the opportunity to serve for the match only for him to break him twice in a row pic.twitter.com/44X1PqXMEz
— KIMO (@_qeemo) January 30, 2026
alcaraz just pulled a great comeback. played the advantage of being ahead, with probably taking painkiller and playing long game against by tilting zverev as much as he can. when condition faded, he pushed ahead. very good, very good indeed. huge respect. https://t.co/wP61awPESF pic.twitter.com/8PKVqftoD7
— Burak Kürkçü (@_burakkurkcu) January 30, 2026
Unbelievable stuff.
🎾Alcaraz beats Zverev 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-5
He was cramping. pic.twitter.com/QgUU87iuQe
— NyiKo🧔🏾 (@NyKoMR) January 30, 2026
alcaraz limping and zverev can barely win a point pic.twitter.com/YYr7VoYpLo
— alvira ⁴⁴ (@sunflwrlew44) January 30, 2026
😡 Zverev is FURIOUS at Alcaraz taking a medical timeout for what he thinks is cramp, says him and Sinner get ‘protected’ 👇
“It’s unbelievable that he gets treated for cramps, it’s BS.
“You are protecting these two guys all the time.” pic.twitter.com/Xqq9xXADL9
— Olly Tennis 🎾 🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) January 30, 2026
Alexander Zverev: “This is bullshit. Carlos Alcaraz can’t take an MTO for cramps. He’s not injured.”pic.twitter.com/D3vPc2PtZg
— Danny (@DjokovicFan_) January 30, 2026
Alcaraz will play the winner of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic in the final, which will take place on Sunday night. Match was the second longest match of the Australian Open thats why Fans got emotional and got animated on X. It was like roller coaster.
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