Novak Djokovic Vs Lorenzo Musetti, Australian Open 2026 QF Highlights: Serbian Goes Through To Semis As Musetti Retires

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The all-important quarter-final match between Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti will start from 9:20AM (IST) onwards at the Rod Laver Arena.

Jessica Pegula Vs Amanda Anisimova are currently battling it out against each other in the quarters of the Australian Open 2026 women's singles category. Catch all the action live right here.

The Rod Laver Arena has just been cleared after the match between Jessica Pegula and Amanda Anisimova. The Men's singles QF will start from 10:00AM onwards now.

Total Wins: 9-1

Hard Court Wins: 4-0

Clay Court Wins: 4-1

Grass Court Wins: 1-0

And we are underway for the first set between Djokovic and Musetti at the Rod Laver Arena. The Serbian is ahead by 40-30 against the Italian.

The "Serbinator" takes a 2-0 lead in the 1st set as he wins 7 service points already with a 1st serve percentage of 67. Lorenzo Musetti is not looking at his best and he is another mistake away from going 3-0 down.

Lorenzo Musetti avoids going 3-0 down as he responds strongly and also capitalizes on Novak Djokovic's mistake. The Serbian missed an overhead ball to help the Italian win a game in this first set.

Wow. What a turnaround from Lorenzo Musetti to win back-to-back 4 games to put Novak Djokovic under a bit of pressure.

It is not looking good for Novak Djokovic as he misses yet another easy volley but manages to secure enough points to make it go from 3 to 4-5 in the first set. The Serbian is really being challenged at the moment, possibly his toughest yet.

What was that? Novak Djokovic has literally been blown away by Lorenzo Musetti in the first set by 4-6 to go 1-0 up in this important quarter-final clash. Is the Italian on course towards a shocking match win?

Total disbelief on Rod Laver Arena. Novak Djokovic is struggling to find rhythm as he concedes 23 unforced errors as Musetti takes full control. The Italian is putting on a clinical performance.

Novak Djokovic is making errors after errors and it doesn't seem as if the Serbian is wanting to win today. This is very unlike Djokovic as Lorenzo Musetti wins the 5th set as well.

Lorenzo Musetti is just another set-win away from inflicting perhaps the biggest upset of this Australian Open edition as he takes down Novak Djokovic in back-to-back sets. The Serbian took a medical break before the start of the 3rd set.

After Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti is now being treated for a possible spasm or pull on his hamstring. The game has been halted for a bit.

It resumes now.

What did we just witness? It is almost like a lifeline for Novak Djokovic as Lorenzo Musetti walks off the Rod Laver arena with a possible thigh injury that he was being treated for.

The Italian was all over the Serbian in the first two sets and was very close to scripting history and Djokovic feels Musetti was way better than him.

Djoker says he was nearly on his way home and believes that Musetti was very unlucky.

Djokovic says he is going to pray and manifest hard so that he can perform better in the semi-finals as he expresses disappointment with his performance today. Regardless, the interviewer reminds him - that a win is a win and that he is heading to another Grand Slam semi-final.

"I don’t know what to say except that I feel really sorry for him. He was the better player today. I was surely on my way home tonight. This kind of thing has happened to me a few times, but to be in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, two sets to love up and in full control, it’s just so unfortunate. I really wish him a speedy recovery. He (Musetti) should have been the winner today, no doubt." - Djokovic said in his post-match interview.

"I played really well throughout the tournament until today. Today I'm definitely not happy with my performance, but it's another day in the office. I just wasn’t feeling the ball today in the first couple of sets, but that’s also because of his quality and the variety in his game. I’m just extremely lucky to get through this one today." - Djokovic said on his own performance.

"I'm going to pray and manifest hard so that I can perform better in the semi-finals. Hopefully, in a couple of days' time, I can come out and be at my best, because that's what's going to be needed." - Djokovic added.

"That’s what Lorenzo does to you. He makes you play. When you think the point is finished, it’s not. In windy, swirly conditions, when you attack him, you don’t know what to expect—whether it’s a passing shot, a short slice, a flat shot into your body, or a looping ball to my weakest shot, which is the overhead. I think we saw that again today."

In the subsequent quarter-final of the Australian Open 2026, Italy's Jannik Sinner will be up against USA's Ben Shelton at the Rod Laver Arena. Catch all the live action right here.

That's it for this live coverage between Djokovic and Musetti, hope you enjoyed our company. See you next time. Goodbye.