Carlos Alcaraz moved one step closer to completing tennis’ rarest feat Tuesday, overpowering home favourite Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the first time and keep his career Grand Slam bid alive.

The world No. 1 needed just over two hours at Rod Laver Arena to extinguish Australian hopes of a long-awaited home champion, leaning on precision and patience rather than his usual flair to subdue the sixth seed.

The win sets up a semifinal clash with thi

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