Novak Djokovic says he will not do any more on-court interviews at the Australian Open after accusing a leading anchor at the host broadcaster of making “insulting comments” about him and Serbian people, for which the journalist Tony Jones has since apologised.

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The number of Americans in the field has dwindled, but Coco Gauff continues to get the job done on the court. The No. 3 seed dropped her first set against Belinda Bencic, but roared back to conquer the second and third sets, winning 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in two hours and 26 minutes.

They have played each other seven times, with the Serb leading 4-3, including victory in their last clash in the Paris Olympics final. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Novak Djokovic will take on Carlos Alcaraz in a blockbuster quarter-final at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Alcaraz benefited from Jack Draper’s retirement after two sets of their clash before Djokovic defeated Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4 7-6 (4).

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Never before, though, have Djokovic and Alcaraz met in a quarter-final. Players of their grand stature are only supposed to meet at the pointy end of tournaments, like when Alcaraz denied the super Serb in the past two Wimbledon title deciders, before the 24-times major champ completed an elusive golden slam in Paris last August.

Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarterfinal clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant victory on Sunday while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was a ruthless

Novak Djokovic trampled all over Czech 24th seed Jiri Lehecka to seal a 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) win on Sunday and book a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

The 10-time champion triumphed over the 24th seed, Jiri Lehecka, with a commanding 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 victory on his favoured Rod Laver Arena, setting up an exciting quarter-final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic speaks to the crowd following victory against Jiri Lehecka. Photo / Novak Djokovic said Sunday he will not do any more on-court interviews at the Australian Open after accusing a leading anchor at the host broadcaster of making “insulting comments” about him and Serbian people.