CARLOS ALCARAZ insisted he was happy with his Australian Open efforts despite falling to a quarter-final loss against Alexander Zverev today.

The Wimbledon champion had been in excellent form in Melbourne and threatened a comeback after a slow start, but it was Zverev who moved through to the last four thanks to a 6-1 6-3 6-7 (2) 6-4 victory clinched at 1.19am.

In his seventh grand slam semi-final, Zverev will take on third seed Daniil Medvedev, who earlier battled past Hubert Hurkacz in five sets.