
Gracious in defeat, Alexander Zverev hopes his five-set near miss against Carlos Alcaraz is remembered as an Australian Open classic rather than defined by controversy.
Zverev was livid when a cramping Alcaraz was allowed a medical time-out late in the third set of the world No.1's epic 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 semi-final victory at Melbourne Park on Friday.