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Carlos Alcaraz, show of strength against Alex de Minaur: direct message to rivals

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It will be Carlos Alcaraz who will challenge Alexander Zverev in the first semifinal of the Australian Open 2025, as far as the men&#8217s tournament is concerned. In the quarterfinal played late Tuesday morning in Italy, the Murcian had no mercy on the home idol, Alex de Minaur, sweeping him in three sets. In fact, after two hours and eighteen minutes, the match ended 7-5, 6-2, 6-1, with De Minaur who, after a promising first fraction, was no longer able to implement effective countermeasures to defuse the world number one.

Despite a bad start (immediately down three games in the first set), De Minaur tried to take advantage of the crowd’s momentum, racking up three consecutive games, one of them on Murcian’s serve, to bring the fraction back into balance. Alcaraz then tried again to escape, taking it to 5-3, but the Australian found the useful counterbreak to get to 5-all. It took, at 6-5, four set points for Alcaraz to assert superiority, while still giving the’impression that he was not on a good day.

Francesco LuciveroJannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz busted, forbidden trick revealed

A small gesture, almost imperceptible, has become one of the most talked-about topics of the Australian Open.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz were both asked by referees to remove a wearable bracelet during their matches.
No protests, no controversy on the field, but enough to turn the spotlight on the increasingly close relationship between technology and top-level sports.
Jannik Sinner was recalled during the Italian derby against Luciano Darderi.
Clarifying the situation was the world number two himself in the post-match.
The Azure was wearing a monitoring device when the referee called him back, asking him to remove it.

"There are some data we would like to monitor on the field, not for the live game but for what can be analyzed after".

Sinner also admitted that alternatives such as the vest are less comfortable, but he reiterated his willingness to abide by the regulations.

That bracelet, however, is not a mere technological accessory.
Records parameters such as heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), respiratory rate, sleep quality and training load.
For now, the line is stark: even the most discreet devices must stay out during the game. But the debate is just beginning.

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Any doubts, however, were literally swept away in the next two sets, in which De Minaur failed to win more than three games overall, losing the remaining twelve. Alcaraz showed a disarming ease of play in the decisive moments, sending a new message to his rivals: by qualifying for the semifinals he has already achieved his best ever result in Australia, but the task did not end there. Between Murciano and the final, however, there&#8217s another opponent who is anything but easy, Germany&#8217s Zverev.

The latter himself, on the sidelines of the quarterfinal match he won in quattros et against Learner Tien a few hours earlier, had thrown a jibe at Alcaraz himself and Jannik Sinner, responding in a press conference to a question about the possibility of skipping some tournaments to preserve his physique and achieve better results in Grand Slam tournaments than in 2025.

“We are not all Alcaraz or Sinner, who go all the way in all the tournaments they play and earn 50 million a year” the German’s words, which immediately ignited debate among fans. The two will now face each other in the semifinals: up for grabs is the chance to star in the’final act of the first Slam of the year.

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