Carlos Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open 2025 when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first two sets Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz has reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playin

MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz reached his second Australian Open quarter-final after injury-hampered opponent Jack Draper retired while trailing 7-5 6-1 on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Meanwhile, Fearnley reached the third round on his Australian Open debut with a comeback victory over Arthur Cazaux. Fearnley dropped the first set after a rain delay but the Scot did not blink and came back to win 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3. His astonishing rise will continue when he plays the second seed Alexander Zverev for a place in the last-16.

Alcaraz's best run at Melbourne Park was getting to the quarterfinals last year before losing at that stage to Alexander Zverev.

The British No 1 is through to the Australian Open fourth round for the first time and will play Alcaraz for the fourth time