A rematch of the 2024 Olympics final plays out in the Australian Open quarterfinals early Tuesday morning, as No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz battles No. 7 Novak Djokovic for a spot in the semis.

Alcaraz and Djokovic are highlight reels and attention magnets. When they play each other, ever ounce of their energy is on the task at hand

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final.