Day 8: Novak locks in Carlos blockbuster, Aryna smashes Mirra to join Coco in QF

Novak Djokovic’s quest for an 11th Australian Open title is about to face its biggest hurdle yet—Carlos Alcaraz—after the 24-time major champion dismantled Jiri Lehecka on Night 8 of competition. Alex Zverev has dropped his first set of the tournament against Ugo Humbert but is through to a quarterfinal against Tommy Paul who enjoyed a Sunday stroll against an injured Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Anastasia Pavlyuchen