Novak Djokovic's coach, Andy Murray, was seen consoling Carlos Alcaraz after the young Spaniard crashed out of the Australian Open on Tuesday. 

Alcaraz, playing against 10-time Australian Open champion Djokovic, was beaten in four sets in a match that lasted a little over three and a half hours.

Alcaraz lost despite winning the first set against Djokovic. The Serbian, struggling with a leg injury, took a lengthy timeout at the end of the first set and returned as a new player. Djokovic grew into the game as the match progressed, playing some fantastic shots to overcome Alcaraz's resilience.

On Tuesday, Carlos Alcaraz's bid to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam went up in flames. This was the third time that Alcaraz had lost to Djokovic on hard court. Alcaraz struggled with some loose shots early on, which put him on the back foot. However, he fought back with a brilliant backhand winner to break Djokovic’s serve and soon gained a 5-4 lead in a physical opening set after Djokovic made an error.

Djokovic, having lost his serve for a second time, took an off-court medical timeout. When he returned, his left thigh was taped up, but the seventh-seeded Serb couldn’t prevent Alcaraz from holding to love, closing out the set with a big ace.

In what seemed like a throwback to his younger years, the 10-time Melbourne Park champion Djokovic displayed surgical precision to win the third set. He then broke early in the fourth, tightening his grip on the match.

Alcaraz fought valiantly, saving a break point with a stunning 33-shot rally while down 4-2 in the fourth. He smiled as he caught his breath, but Djokovic’s vast experience prevailed, and the Serb sealed the win to set up a meeting with second-seeded German Alexander Zverev.