Carlos Alcaraz shocked by shot Aryna Sabalenka hit during her Australian Open quarter-final match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

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Aryna Sabalenka is closing in on another Australian Open title, although Paula Badosa will have something to say about that.

Badosa shocked Coco Gauff in their Australian Open quarter-final clash, with the 11th seed beating the WTA number three 7-5, 6-4.

Tennis fans were angry about the broadcasting of Gauff versus Badosa, with the latter now set for another hugely tricky semi-final tie with Sabalenka.

The Belarusian won her quarter-final clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, with both matches having taken place at Rod Laver Arena.

That is once again the setting for Sabalenka versus Badosa, and indeed played host to the men’s quarter-final involving Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

Carlos Alcaraz shocked by superb Aryna Sabalenka shot in Australian Open quarter-final

The Spanish star managed to take in some of Sabalenka’s match while preparing for his own in the gym, with footage now emerging of Alcaraz reacting to a superb shot from the Belarusian.

She clinched a stunning second set break point against her Russian opponent, with her sliced effort leaving Alcaraz completely blown away while watching on TV at Melbourne Park.

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World number one Sabalenka failed to win that set, but did manage to win the next to secure an Australian Open semi-final spot.

Novak Djokovic comes from behind to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Australian Open quarter-final

Immediately after the Belarusian soared into the last four, Alcaraz failed to do so as he lost 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6 to Djokovic.

In an Australian Open epic, the 37-year-old came from behind to defeat the 21-year-old to set up a semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev.

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Djokovic needed three hours and 37 minutes to secure the quarter-final win, in what was the earliest stage in a competition the pair have met in their careers.

The Australian Open crowd were treated to another iconic meeting between the master and the apprentice, who played out a similarly thrilling match in last year’s Olympic final.