{"id":498612,"date":"2026-01-27T09:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/carlos-alcaraz-defeats-de-minaur-and-reaches-the-australian-open-semi-finals-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:31:10","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-defeats-de-minaur-and-reaches-the-semi-finals-of-the-australian-open-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/tennis\/carlos-alcaraz-defeats-de-minaur-and-reaches-the-semi-finals-of-the-australian-open-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz defeats De Mi\u00f1aur and reaches the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MELBOURNE, Australia (EFE).\u2014<\/strong> Spaniard <strong>Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong>, current world number one, took a historic step in his career by defeating Australian <strong>Alex De Mi\u00f1aur<\/strong> by <strong>7-5, 6-2 and 6-1<\/strong>, a result that allowed him to reach <strong>the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time<\/strong>, leaving behind a barrier that had eluded him until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/tenis\/dylan-turbi-y-elaine-martinez-se-coronan-en-el-ii-torneo-nacional-juvenil-grado-1-de-fedotenis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r:Dylan Turb\u00ed and Elaine Mart\u00ednez are crowned in the II National Youth Tournament Grade 1 of Fedotenis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAlcaraz, 22 years old, definitively broke through the barrier that had stopped him in the quarterfinals in previous editions, including last year&#8217;s, when he was eliminated by <strong>Novak Djokovic<\/strong>. On this occasion, he arrived in Melbourne as the leader of the world ranking and with the firm determination to establish himself as one of the big favorites for the title.\n\nWith this advance, the tennis player from <strong>El Palmar<\/strong> will leave the tournament reinforced as the world number one. He was defending points from the quarterfinals and is already in the semifinals, while <strong>Jannik Sinner<\/strong> has no margin to improve his ranking score, which secures the Spaniard&#8217;s position no matter what happens from now on.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-final match against Zverev<\/h3>\n\n\nIn the run-up to the final, Alcaraz will face German <strong>Alexander Zverev<\/strong>, finalist of the Australian Open in 2025. Zverev reached the semifinals after defeating American <strong>Learner Tien<\/strong> by 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1 and 7-6(3), becoming the Spaniard&#8217;s last obstacle on the road to the title.\n\nThe triumph over De Mi\u00f1aur was Alcaraz&#8217;s <strong>sixth consecutive<\/strong> victory over the Australian in his professional career, on any surface. De Mi\u00f1aur, sixth in the world, once again showed his fighting spirit, especially in the first set, where he sustained an intense exchange against the Spaniard, although he did not manage to break the adverse streak against the ranking leader.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Progressive mastery of the number one<\/h3>\n\n\nThe match began with a first set of constant alternatives. Alcaraz took an early lead of 3-0, but De Mi\u00f1aur reacted to equalize 3-3 and later resisted when the Spaniard served to close the set. However, Alcaraz responded with authority on the return and sealed the set <strong>7-5<\/strong>, a blow that ended up tilting the match in his favor.\n\nFrom then on, the player from Murcia raised his level and controlled the second set with solid and aggressive tennis, closing it <strong>6-2<\/strong>. In the third, he maintained the pace, broke his opponent&#8217;s serve early and advanced smoothly towards victory, while the Australian began to falter physically and in confidence.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historic mark for Spanish tennis<\/h3>\n\n\nThis will be Alcaraz&#8217;s <strong>first Australian Open semi-final<\/strong>, in his fifth tournament appearance and his twentieth Grand Slam played. With this, he becomes the <strong>eighth Spaniard<\/strong> to reach the semi-finals of the first Grand Slam of the year, following in the footsteps of <strong>Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Andr\u00e9s Gimeno, Juan Gisbert, Carlos Moy\u00e1 and Fernando Verdasco<\/strong>.\n\nFurthermore, this represents Alcaraz&#8217;s <strong>tenth Grand Slam semi-final<\/strong> in his career. At <strong>22 years and 272 days old<\/strong>, the Spaniard aims to become the <strong>second youngest player of the Open Era<\/strong> to reach that number, only behind Nadal, who achieved it at the 2009 Australian Open.\n\nAlcaraz is also still in the running for historical records, including becoming the <strong>youngest player to complete the men&#8217;s singles Grand Slam<\/strong> and the youngest in the Open Era to conquer <strong>seven Grand Slam titles<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Results in the Women&#8217;s Bracket<\/h3>\n\n\nIn the women&#8217;s bracket, world number one <strong>Aryna Sabalenka<\/strong> secured her spot in the semifinals after a convincing victory over <strong>Iva Jovic<\/strong> by <strong>6-3 and 6-0<\/strong>. For her part, Ukrainian <strong>Elina Svitolina<\/strong> surprised with a dominant performance against American <strong>Coco Gauff<\/strong>, third in the ranking, winning by <strong>6-1 and 6-2<\/strong>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE, Australia (EFE).\u2014 Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, current world number one, took a historic step in his career by defeating Australian Alex De Mi\u00f1aur by 7-5, 6-2 and 6-1, a result that allowed him to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time, leaving behind a barrier that had eluded him until now. 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