Djokovic after his victory over Alcaraz: "Against Carlos, every point counts and you have to give it your all".

Novak Djokovic played a very solid match in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

The Serb turned the tables on world number 3 Carlos Alcaraz, winning in four sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4) to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the 50th time (and 12th time in Australia).

After the match, the Serb spoke to the Australian Open media and is already looking ahead to his next match against Alexander Zverev, who defeated Tommy Paul earlier in the day.

"As I'm still in the tournament, I prefer not to talk too much about my injury. But yes, I've had to take some medication to ease the pain.

If I'd lost the second set, I'm not sure I'd have been able to continue. Fortunately, the medication helped, and I started to move better from the third set onwards. Tomorrow morning, I'll see where I really stand.

In 2023, I had a similar injury and that forced me to take more risks, which worked out well. Tonight was no different.

In the second set, I had to be more offensive. Against a player like Carlos, every point counts, and you have to give it your all.

The extra day of rest came at just the right time for me. Sasha is probably playing the best tennis of his career at the moment.

We have an agreement. As long as I play, he lets me win our Grand Slam matches! But seriously, it's going to be a great challenge, and I hope to be in top form on Friday," said the Serb.