Carlos Alcaraz fights through injury to defeat Alexander Zverev in 5-hour classic to reach first Australian Open final

Carlos Alcaraz on Friday entered the final of the Australian Open for the very first time. He defeated Alexander Zverev in an instant classic at Rod Laver Arena

Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev highlights, Australian Open 2026 semifinals: Alcaraz overcomes injury to enter Aus Open final, stuns Zverev in thriller

Australian Open 2026 men's singles semi-final 1 Highlights: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz battled an injury scare to overcome Alexander Zverev in five sets to make maiden Australian Open final.

Furious Zverev rages over Alcaraz medical timeout for ‘cramp’

Alexander Zverev rages over Carlos Alcaraz medical timeout for ‘cramp’ at Australian Open - Zverev was not happy that his opponent was allowed a medical timeout for what he felt was cramp

‘F***ing bulls***’: Zverev BLOWS up at umpire after World No.1’s dramatic injury rocks AO

Controversy has erupted during the first Men’s Singles semi-final on Friday afternoon at Melbourne Park, with Alexander Zverev labelling the chair umpire’s decision to award Carlos Alcaraz extra time to recover from an injury as “f***ing bulls***”.

Alexander Zverev erupts at match official with X-rated rant during Carlos Alcaraz injury controversy: ‘This is b******t’

Alexander Zverev aired out a lot of frustration at what he felt was a rule being broken by Carlos Alcaraz during their Australian Open semifinal. | Tennis News
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Australian Open: Injury-hit Carlos Alcaraz battles back from brink of defeat to edge Alexander Zverev in semi-final epic

Carlos Alcaraz battled back from cramps and injury and the brink of defeat to fend off Alexander ⁠Zverev in an Australian Open semi-final epic lasting five hours and 27 minutes. Alcaraz, aiming to be the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam ...

Carlos Alcaraz 'not moving at all' and calls physio in huge Australian Open injury scare

Carlos Alcaraz suddenly pulled up on his leg despite leading Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Why Carlos Alcaraz's medical time-out frustrated Alexander Zverev? Explaining the pickle juice drama at Australian Open

Alexander Zverev was livid about his Australian Open semifinal opponent, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, receiving a medical time-out during the encounter.