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It looks like hiring coach Andy Murray is one of the best things Novak Djokovic could have done for this last half of his career.

Carrying a groin injury and having lost the first set, it almost all looked over for Djokovic.

But he dragged himself out of a rut, and after winning across four sets to Carlos Alcaraz, turned to Murray and let out a massive roar.

That, he says, was his “gesture of appreciation” for the work he is doing to drive the all-time great to a 25th grand slam title.

“I felt to do it in the end of the match. I feel more and more connected with Andy every day,” Djokovic said.

“We face challenges every single day.

“I mean, we try to make the most out of every day and grow together.

“He’s been as committed to my career and this tournament as he can be.”

Can Murray take him all the way to Sunday’s trophy?

First up on Rod Laver Arena we have American Madison Keys facing off against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.

Both claimed major scalps to reach the quarterfinals, with Keys beating seventh seed Elena Rybakina, and Svitolina unseating fourth seed Jasmine Paolini.

Keys, the 19th seed, has made the semifinals here twice, the first time 10 years ago in 2015, and more recently in 2022.

Svitolina, seeded 28, has never made it to the semifinals at the Australian Open.

She was on the cusp of reaching the quarterfinals last year when she had to pull out hurt with a back injury just three games into her fourth-round match.

She made a strong comeback from foot surgery last year.

Both will be eager to progress, and they have a tight head-to-head, with Keys leading 3-2.

But their last meeting was in 2022, before the invasion of Ukraine and Svitolina’s maternity leave. Since then Svitolina has gained a reputation as a more aggressive player.

We should be in for a good match!

We’ll let you be the judge.

During last night’s blockbuster match, Novak Djokovic had taken a medical time-out in the first set for what looked to be a groin injury.

After the match, he didn’t reveal much about his injury.

“Since I’m still in the tournament, I don’t want to reveal too much,” he said.

“But the medication started to kick in and it helped no doubt. I had to take another dose … [and] if I lost the second set, I don’t know if I would continue playing.

“I felt better and better and managed to play a great couple of games to end the second set.”

There’s also the question of whether the Serbian was injured to begin with. It’s a question that has come up plenty of times before during the champion’s storied career.

Good morning to all our tennis fans and welcome to day 11 of the Australian Open.

It’s officially Demon day — local favourite Alex de Minaur will play the biggest match of his career tonight — a quarterfinal at his home slam against the world no.1.

But until then, we have plenty of other action coming up including no.2 seed Iga Swiatek taking on American Emma Navarro.

Meanwhile, if you weren’t keeping an eye on last night’s results (but seriously what where you doing?) Novak Djokovic defied injury to seal his spot in the semifinals, knocking out Carlos Alcaraz in a four-set epic.

Bring on whatever today holds!