The first men's semifinal begins on Thursday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The second semifinal starts at 3:30 a.m. ET on ESPN. Both matches can be live-streamed on the ESPN app or ESPN.com.

After a walkover and an in-match retirement, 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.

The stakes are sky-high forElena Rybakina at the Australian Open. Chasing her second final in Melbourne, the fifth seed faces America’s Jessica Pegula next.

Despite advancing, Djokovic admitted afterward that Musetti was by far the better player in the match. The box score stats for the match emphasize how much better Musetti was playing. Djokovic committed 31 unforced errors and had a 25-19 disadvantage in winners through the first two sets.

The Australian Open doubles draw is down to its final four pairs. With reigning champions Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend out, a new champion is guaranteed.

Naturally there’ll be attention on the backstory when Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina meet in the Australian Open women’s semifinals.

In his first semifinal in Australia, Carlos Alcaraz will next take on Alexander Zverev after getting past Alex de Minaur on Tuesday.