2026 Australian Open QF: [1] Carlos Alcaraz vs. [6] Alex de Minaur

[Hitman]

That's it, Mr Frontrunner racing towards the semis and a date with destiny.

 

[FeroBango]

"One of the greatest players of his generation. Unquestionably one of the most complete of all time. There are so many shades of the many who've come before him. It's like he's a homage to the past. Like the guy whose name this stadium was named after."

Lovely bit of commentary there. Deserving glaze.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Carlos Alcaraz is into his first ever Australian Open SF.

Finishes strong against home favourite and #6 De Minaur.

He faces #3 Zverev for a spot in the final.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

7-5 6-2 6-1 for Carlos.

Started slow but finished strong.

Vamos Alcaraz.

 

[ibbi]

Alcaraz joins the grand slam SF club! LOL!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

De Minaur now a whopping 0-7 in slam QF’s.

I can only think of Rublev who’s on an even worse 0-10 in slam QF’s.

 

[Jonas78]

Carlos marching on, underlining once again how huge the gap is down from him and Sinner.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Alcaraz looks the favourite. In this form I don’t see him stopped. Best of 5 suits him more too.

 

[Hitman]

So, the two top seeds of the top half make it through their quarters and will meet in the semis.

 

[Gonzo_style]

How did Nadal lost to this guy on clay?

 

[Jonas78]

De Minaur now a whopping 0-7 in slam QF’s.

I can only think of Rublev who’s on an even worse 0-10 in slam QF’s.

And now 0-19 vs Sincaraz.

 

[ibbi]

How did Nadal lost to this guy on clay?

 

[NYTennisfan]

Carlos marching on, underlining once again how huge the gap is down from him and Sinner.

No kidding. ADM was mowing down the competition then ran into Carlos and got freight trained. Zverev will put up a much bigger fight because he has weapons that can hurt the top two but the gap seems to be wide ing between top and second tier.

 

[pablotix]

Carlos has more UEs than winners in a match like this, thats scratchy.

where can i see the stats?

 

[Jonas78]

@pablotix

At least in the official app

 

[ibbi]

where can i see the stats?

https://ausopen.com/match/2026-carlos-alcaraz-vs-alex-de-minaur-ms501#!stats

 

[sortof]

Sinner’s will be the most boring. He steamrolls everyone not called Alcaraz. Ben couldn’t even manage a set in their last 8 meetings.

I hope your prediction comes true.

 

[Jonas78]

No kidding. ADM was mowing down the competition then ran into Carlos and got freight trained. Zverev will put up a much bigger fight because he has weapons that can hurt the top two but the gap seems to be wide ing between top and second tier.

And even worse, to me it seems Carlos level is well below USO level. USO is the most scary Raz ive ever seen.

 

[Oval_Solid]

Alcaraz has no dampener

 

[junior74]

What happened to «I’m gonna compete»?

 

[Pheasant]

Alcaraz is looking extremely tough. His B-game completely destroyed de Minaur. Alcaraz has shown that his hard court game has jumped 2 levels since 2024. He’s picked up from where her left off at the 2025 USO. This is some amazing stuff and I love to see it. 2 more matches, Carlos! Let’s do this!

 

[Incognito]

"One of the greatest players of his generation. Unquestionably one of the most complete of all time. There are so many shades of the many who've come before him. It's like he's a homage to the past. Like the guy who's name this stadium was named after."

Lovely bit of commentary there. Deserving glaze.

Who said that? Let me guess….JMac?

 

[PlaysInAviatorShades]

pathetic variety of racket tricks, sad bum

 

[RG GOD]

And even worse, to me it seems Carlos level is well below USO level. USO is the most scary Raz ive ever seen.

Carlos hasn't even made an effort today. You are delusional.

 

[pablotix]

https://ausopen.com/match/2026-carlos-alcaraz-vs-alex-de-minaur-ms501#!stats

thankss

 

[junior74]

And even worse, to me it seems Carlos level is well below USO level. USO is the most scary Raz ive ever seen.

Like the best players we've seen in the game, Alcaraz has that ability to raise his level when needed.
It's like he is barely paying attention until it's required to step up. Lovely arrogance.

 

[Jonas78]

Like the best players we've seen in the game, Alcaraz has that ability to raise his level when needed.
It's like he is barely paying attention until it's required to step up. Lovely arrogance.

Maybe, but at USO i remember thinking he looked scary right from the 1st match. I think his current serve is below USO, and making way more UEs

 

[Fedcraz]

Just give Raz the AO trophy already

 

[Enceladus]

The first set was decisive for the development of the match, a break at 6:5 for Carlos took the wind out of Alex's sails. It is very difficult to beat Carlos when he is in positive tuning. Alex played hard for his game conditions, but it is simply not enough for Carlos' level.

 

[Pheasant]

Alcaraz’s 2025 USO vs 2026 AO; first 5 matches

2025 USO
% of games won: 92-46, 66.7%
Aces: 41
Double faults: 12
Aces/DF ratio: 3.42

2026 AO
% of games won: 95-52, 64.6%
Aces: 30
Double faults: 8
Aces/DF ratio: 3.75

Alcaraz isn’t all that far off from his 2025 USO performance. And honestly, I couldn’t be happier. His 2025 USO performance was one of the best runs of all time on hard courts. The fact that he’s nearly on pace at this tourney, historically his worst one of the 4 slam events, speaks volumes about his improvement.

I hope that we get a Sinner vs Alcaraz final. We need to see how Alcaraz’s worst slam event stacks up vs Sinner’s best. I have a feeling that Alcaraz has passed up Sinner here too.

 

[eb_tennis_247]

Alkie is on fire. I agree that this is his USO-like performance. I would say even better.

His fitness, shot choices, all court play, and serves are incredible. He recognizes this himself.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

As expected.

 

[Incognito]

Seems like he is determined not to lose too many sets in this tournament. He is conserving energy.

 

[NYTennisfan]

And even worse, to me it seems Carlos level is well below USO level. USO is the most scary Raz ive ever seen.

Agreed about his USO level but I honestly don't think his AO level thus far is much below that if at all tbh. The 1st serve isn't as deadly as it was at the USO but he seems pretty lazer focused against this tournament with virtually no dips.
Zverev with the way he's serving will be a true test for him especially if it's an indoors match.

 

[Daniel Andrade]

what you mean?

Is he playing well or nah?

 

[EddieChang]

Insha Allah son Demug will beat Carlos today

Like I said, every match lmao

 

[MichaelNadal]

De Minaur now a whopping 0-7 in slam QF’s.

I can only think of Rublev who’s on an even worse 0-10 in slam QF’s.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016084281773138143

 

[pablotix]

Is he playing well or nah?

on the whole tournament? yeah. today, it was not so great

 

[Tallawah Tennis]

Yes, I - Carlitos! We're jammin, man. Making the first sf in Aussie, dude's CV embelished yet again. Didn't need the 'A'game to effectively suffocate ADM's endeavours. Tip my hat to ADM for trying to make inroads and giving it all he could. Must be hard to know he was out of his opponents league today.

"One of the greatest players of his generation. Unquestionably one of the most complete of all time. There are so many shades of the many who've come before him. It's like he's a homage to the past. Like the guy whose name this stadium was named after."

Lovely bit of commentary there. Deserving glaze.

Yah, man, yah. Resonates with me, dude is a composite of some of the best players, yet unique.

Like the best players we've seen in the game, Alcaraz has that ability to raise his level when needed.
It's like he is barely paying attention until it's required to step up. Lovely arrogance.

Heh, heh, enjoyed your observation. The ability you point to is a deadly aspect of his game, for example during the FO final 2025.

The sf should be well contested, anticipating a battle.

 

[Mainad]

Ouch, what a beatdown for Alex! Just 7 games!!

H2H now stands at 6-0 to Alcaraz. He has shown the gulf that still separates Alex and other below him from the reality of facing Sincaraz in a Slam!!!

 

[CarlitosWay]

on the whole tournament? yeah. today, it was not so great

Anyone that thinks Carlos didn't play well today doesn't know tennis. He has gotten better each match the whole tournament. Again, casual fans think if Carlos doesn't win every point it is a "scratchy" performance. It's never pretty enough for the haters and casual fans. Carlos and his coaches know this was great performance going into the semis.

 

[Mainad]

Alcaraz and Zverev now booked in for the semis.

Who will make up the foursome, Sinner, Djokovic, Musetti or Shelton?

 

[4UTRMoutet]

Rooting for a Musetti Zed final.

 

[bluetrain4]

Alcaraz is looking extremely tough. His B-game completely destroyed de Minaur. Alcaraz has shown that his hard court game has jumped 2 levels since 2024. He’s picked up from where her left off at the 2025 USO. This is some amazing stuff and I love to see it. 2 more matches, Carlos! Let’s do this!

Is also nice to see in light of the coaching change. Some people were questioning the timing of the change and whether it would be beneficial and Carlos would be focused and ready for the AO. I guess he's answered that question.

 

[Rattie]

This is high on my upset radar, regardless of their previous history. Carlos doesn’t like playing indoors or at night, isn’t used to the crowd being solidly against him, and Alex has been playing better with each round.

I’m not saying Carlos isn’t the favorite, but it’s a closer match up here than it would be anywhere else in the world.

Your upset radar is malfunctioning. It wasn’t indoors, he doesn’t mind night matches and the crowd may favour their home boy but Carlos is popular anywhere he goes.
The match wasn’t close and demon is now 0-6 in the H2H

 

[TennisFan3]

Alcaraz looks the favourite. In this form I don’t see him stopped. Best of 5 suits him more too.

Novak has a pretty good chance of beating him on this surface. Remember AO 2025.

 

[pablotix]

Anyone that thinks Carlos didn't play well today doesn't know tennis. He has gotten better each match the whole tournament. Again, casual fans think if Carlos doesn't win every point it is a "scratchy" performance. It's never pretty enough for the haters and casual fans. Carlos and his coaches know this was great performance going into the semis.

by the result, sure

 

[pablotix]

Novak has a pretty good chance of beating him on this surface. Remember AO 2025.

tru, i hope no tho

 

[CarlitosWay]

by the result, sure

No not just the result kiddo. He played very well against a very good player. Have you ever played tennis in your life? Doesn't seem like it. It's fine to be just a fan, but stop embarrassing yourself.

 

[Incognito]

I like how ADM speaks to his coach in Spanish so Lleyton is just sitting there clueless

What is Hewitt’s purpose in ADM’s team?