A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up anAustralianOpensemi-final with Alexander Zverev as two-time women's defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fought on.

The top brass of world tennis returned to the status quo on day eight of the Australian Open, with the big names picking up wins.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

All eyes are on the thrilling quarterfinal clash between Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Earlier in the day, Paula Badosa delivered an impressive performance to defeat Coco Gauff in straight sets,

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff can set up a blockbuster women's semi-final with last-eight victories. Read more at straitstimes.com.

While there have been plenty of surprises in the men’s bracket so far, most of the top women have progressed through the draw without an issue.

MELBOURNE - History-chasing Novak Djokovic turned back the clock at the Australian Open for a vintage display that sent his young rival Carlos Alcaraz spinning out of the Grand Slam and the 37-year-old Serb into his 50th major semi-final on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, in the men's draw, American 12th seed Tommy Paul will take on Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while German second seed Alexander Zverev faces French 14th seed Ugo Humbert. The winners of these matches will advance to the semi-finals.

A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open semifinal with Alexander Zverev as two-time women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fought on.

A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open semi-final with Alexander Zverev as two-time women's defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fought on.