Novak Djokovic defeats Jiri Lehecka and will play against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open!

When the draw for the Australian Open 2025 was made, the highlight was the possible quarterfinal clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. With both playing at a high level during the first week of the Grand Slam, the match is bound to thrill.

Djokovic has beaten Jiri Lehecka in their round of 16 clash 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. Earlier, Alcaraz had reached the quarterfinals after benefiting from Jack Draper's withdrawal due to injury. Although it must be said that the player from Murcia had the match on track after winning the first two sets (5-7, 1-6).

Thus, the two tennis superstars will meet once again, this time for a place in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The last time they faced each other was in the historic final of the Paris Olympic Games, where Djokovic defeated Alcaraz by double 7-6.

In the head-to-head (H2H), Novak Djokovic leads Carlos Alcaraz 4-3. The three occasions in which Carlitos defeated the best player in history were in the finals of Wimbledon 2023 and 2024, and previously in the Mutua Madrid Open 2022.

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Djokovic passes over Lehecka

As for the Serb's duel against Jiri Lehecka, Djokovic dominated the match from the start. In the first set, Lehecka kept with him at 4-3 down on the scoreboard. After breaking the Czech's serve, Nole was 5-3 and serving to win the set, which he closed 6-3.

In the second set, the break was to come as soon as possible. Djokovic took the lead in the first game on Lehecka's serve. After the 0-1, the Serb maintained the advantage until the end of the set to take it 6-4 and put the match on track.

The third set was the most even. Although it started in the same way as the previous one, this time Djokovic failed to certify the break, and the score remained 1-1, tied until the tie break. In the tiebreak, Djokovic won two mini-breaks to take a 5-2 lead. That advantage would be enough to close the tie break 7-4, and qualify for the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

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