World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz dominated Alex de Minaur as he defeated the Australian 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 at the Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. Barring the first set, de Minaur didn’t have many answers to Alcaraz’s questions as the Spaniard came up with his absolute best.

With this win, Alcaraz qualifies for the Australian Open semifinal for the first time in his career and becomes the eighth Spanish player to reach the last four of the Happy Slam.

Alcaraz was really happy with his level since the start of the tournament.

“I’m just really happy with the level that I’m playing every match, since the first round,” Alcaraz said. “I’ve been increasing my level each match. I was talking with my team about being patient, because I want all the things right now. But they told me to be patient, that the level will come. Today I felt really comfortable, playing great tennis, which I’m really proud about.”

The top seed said it is difficult to play against Alex de Minaur as the former hits the ball powerfully.

“It’s really difficult,” Alcaraz said when asked about playing De Minaur. “I started the match really well, hitting the ball really well. But Alex puts you in a rush all the time, so you want to hit the ball as hard as you can, which is impossible against him. So from 3-0 until 4-3, 4-4, I wanted everything in a rush, so I took a moment, took a break mentally. I was more patient until the end of the match.”

Carlos Alcaraz will next take on World No.3 Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday.