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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Eleanor Crooks

MYSTERIOUS: Carlos alcaraz coasts past alex de minaur to reach australian open semi final - What They Never Told You

Carlos Alcaraz yells after beating Alex De Minaur (Dita Alangkara/AP) - (AP)

Carlos Alcaraz crushed home hopes with victory over Alex De Minaur to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.

De Minaur was playing in his seventh grand slam quarter-final and second in a row at Melbourne Park but the belief he could perhaps make it further for the first time evaporated as Alcaraz powered to a 7-5 6-2 6-1 victory.

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