Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev meet in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The Serbian is two matches away from his 25th Grand Slam title, while he has already reached the milestone of 50 appearances among the last four in a major. Zverev is repeating his appearance in the Australian semifinals as he did last year. Novak Djokovic will face German star Alexander Zverev in the semifinal of the hard-court tournament at Melbourne Park on Thursday, January 23. The match is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Djokovic dropped two sets in his first two matches at this Australian Open. He was one set down in his debut against Nishesh Basavareddy but came back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. In the second round he defeated Portugal’s Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2. In the third round, he defeated Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. In the round of 16 he beat Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4). In the quarter-finals he beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in a match marked by the medical attention received by Djokovic after dropping the first set.Alexander Zverev defeated France’s Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round. In the second round he defeated Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. In the third round he again won in three sets, this time against Jacob Fearnley: 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. In the last 16 he dropped a set against France’s Ugo Humbert: 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. In the quarter-finals he defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1.Djokovic and Zverev have faced each other 12 times with eight victories for the Serb. The last head-to-head went the way of Novak in the semifinals of the 2023 Cincinnati Masters. The German won in the same round at the 2021 ATP Finals. Their first meeting was in 2017 at the Rome Masters 1000, where Zverev won in the final.
What time do Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev play their Australian Open 2025 semi-final match?
Novak Djokovic will face German star Alexander Zverev in the semifinal of the hard-court tournament at Melbourne Park on Thursday, January 23. The match is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Where to watch Djokovic vs Zverev at the 2025 Australian Open?
The Australian Open men’s singles semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev will be broadcast nationally on ESPN and Tennis Channel. Tennis fans can also stream the match on Fubo and ESPN+ .
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