Alcaraz and Djokovic are highlight reels and attention magnets. When they play each other, ever ounce of their energy is on the task at hand

Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals after beating Jiri Lehecka in straight sets.

It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament;

After 432 matches, Djokovic owns a win-loss record of 381-51 at Grand Slams. He has raced to a 98-9 win-loss record at Australian Open. Djokovic is a 37-time Grand Slam finalist, winning 24 titles and being 13-time runners-up.

Novak Djokovic holds two of the three longest Australian Open men’s singles win streaks of the Open Era, with a staggering 33 straight tournament wins at his peak. Across the Open Era, eight men have managed to win 17 matches in a row – or more – in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic refused to do the traditional on-court interview after his latest Australian Open win, and he explained why in his press conference.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the eighth time on Tuesday – with a place in the last four of the Australian Open at stake. It will be the first time that the two have met in Melbourne,