Sam Querrey and John Isner agree on who will win the Australian Open semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev.
On Friday the second seed and the 10-time champion at Melbourne Park will do battle for the 13th time in their careers.
To reach the final four both players recorded four-set wins in the quarter-finals against Tommy Paul and Carlos Alcaraz respectively.
It is set to be a fascinating contest and both Sam Querrey and John Isner believe they know who will claim the victory.
Sam Querrey and John Isner predict Australian Open semi-final winner
Novak Djokovic will contest his 12th Australian Open semi-final when he takes on Alexander Zverev for a spot in Sunday’s championship match.
The Serbian enters the match as the favourite in the eyes of many, not only due to his experience at this stage of Grand Slams, but also following his fine performance against Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.
While discussing the match on the Nothing Major podcast, Querrey and Isner both believe the 24-time Grand Slam champion will reach the Australian Open final for the 11th time.
“I am going Novak,” Querrey said, before Isner added: “I am going Novak as well.” Their co-host Steven Johnson, also predicted Djokovic to win, but offered a more detailed explanation.
“I have a fun statistic here as well. Novak has played 77 Grand Slams. He has made 50 semi-finals. That is absolutely insane,” he said.
“For context, the four of us have played 190 slams and we made two semis. Thanks to you guys! I picked Zverev to win the tournament earlier but I just think Novak gets it done.”
Novak Djokovic express his concerns ahead of facing Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open
So far Djokovic has managed his tricky 2025 Australian Open draw very well.
What many thought would be challenging contests against the Czech pair of Tomas Machac and Jiri Lehecka, the Serbian won them both in straight sets.
He then navigated the stern test of Alcaraz and also overcame a leg injury. Now Djokovic will face Zverev who is arguably playing some of the best tennis of his career, and he is unsure about his fitness.
“I’ll take it day by day, now it’s really about recovery,” he said after beating Alcaraz. “I’m concerned, I am, to be honest, physically.
“But if I manage somehow to, yeah, be physically good enough, I think mentally, emotionally I’m as motivated as I can be. I hope to be able physically to be moving freely and to be able to be ready to play five sets.”
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