Carlos Alcaraz is on the precipice of sporting immortality after overcoming cramping, a fuming Alexander Zverev and a fifth-set deficit to cement his place among the tennis legends with a drama-charged Australian Open semi-final triumph in Melbourne.
The world No.1 received a controversial medical time-out deep in the third set before recovering to outlast and "exhausted" Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 in a five-hour, 27-minute classic at Melbourne Park on Friday.
