{"id":260048,"date":"2026-01-27T12:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260048\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:36:07","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-breaks-australian-open-quarter-final-duck-by-beating-home-hope-alex-de-minaur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260048\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz breaks Australian Open quarter-final duck by beating home hope Alex de Minaur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third time was the charm for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/carlos-alcaraz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/carlos-alcaraz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcaraz<\/a> to reach the semi-finals of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sport-events\/2026-tennis-australian-open-melbourne\" 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Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Playing his third consecutive quarter-final at Melbourne Park, the world No. 1 finally advanced to the next round as he\u00a0defeated sixth seed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/es\/atletas\/alex-de-minaur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur<\/a> 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday (27 January).<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz fended off a bright start from Australia&#8217;s top-ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/tennis\/\" 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58-minute opening set, and was not broken again all evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard&#8217;s reward for a sixth consecutive win over de Minaur is a semi-final showdown with Olympic gold medallist\u00a0Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The third time was the charm for Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals of the\u00a02026 Australian Open. 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