Novak Djokovic’s daughter has won hearts after being caught in a cheeky moment following her father’s shock win over Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

The legendary Serb, 16 years Alcaraz’s senior, rallied from a set down to triumph 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in an epic three-hour, 37-minute showdown on Rod Laver Arena.

Djokovic was surprised to see his children, Stefan and Tara, in the stands alongside their mother Jelena after the match, which ended around 1 a.m.

“I’m surprised my kids are still here,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview as he looked at his family in the stands.

I mean, I love you, thanks for supporting me, but it’s one in the morning. When are you going to sleep tonight?

Cameras panned to Djokovic’s family and his daughter could be seen tapping her left wrist as if wearing a watch to signal him to hurry up so she could go to sleep.

Djokovic’s daughter Tara looked animated as she sat with her brother Stefan and mother Jelena (pictured together) during the epic win over Alcaraz.

Tara (pictured) had the crowd laughing when she appeared to tell her father to hurry up so she could get some sleep.

Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to triumph 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in an epic three-hour, 37-minute showdown on Tuesday night, before his daughter stole the show.

After being broken late in the first set and trailing 4-5, Djokovic called a medical timeout to have his left thigh bandaged.

The 37-year-old could have lost the first set after returning to the court, but the break allowed him to refocus on his task at hand on Alcaraz for the remainder of the match.

After securing victory shortly before 1am on Wednesday, the former world number one hugged coach Andy Murray.

“I just wish this match today was a final,” Djokovic said.

‘One of the most epic matches I’ve played on this court, on any court really.

‘If I lost the second set, I don’t know if I would continue playing.

“I felt better and better and managed to play a couple of excellent games to finish the second set.”

If Djokovic wins his record 11th Australian Open title, he would become the most successful singles player of all time.

Djokovic’s daughter Tara (right) makes a cheeky gesture to her father after he joked about his children being up long past their bedtime because their match finished at 1am

Stefan is pictured roaring with joy as his father took another step towards securing an incredible 11th Australian Open title.

Djokovic’s wife, Jelena, and his children have been on court for his matches at this year’s Open.

The seventh seed has secured 24 major titles, the same number that Margaret Court won during her singles career from 1960 to 1973.

Djokovic will face German second seed Alexander Zverev, who is bidding to win his first major title, in the semi-finals on Friday night.

If Djokovic can get past Zverev (which would be his 100th Australian Open win), world No. 1 Jannik Sinner could be all that stands between him and becoming the undisputed greatest of all time.

Djokovic has won his last two meetings against Alcaraz since the world No. 3 embarrassed him in straight sets in last year’s Wimbledon final.

Alcaraz was attempting to become the youngest player to achieve a career Grand Slam, having won last year’s French Open and Wimbledon titles in addition to his 2022 US Open title.

He equalled his best result at Melbourne Park, having also been eliminated in the quarter-finals at last year’s Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz took the first set but could not match Novak Djokovic afterwards

If Djokovic wins his 11th Australian Open title, he will become the most successful singles player in history.

This comes just two days after Djokovic boycotted the standard on-court interview following his fourth-round win over Jiri Lehecka because he was angered by an on-air comment by veteran Channel Nine news presenter Tony Jones.

Although Djokovic accepted Jones’ apology on Monday, the superstar’s entourage still appeared to be unhappy with the host broadcaster after a member of the box threw a sweatband over one of the cameras.

But he did have a long, affable courtside interview with Jim Courier, in which he referred to his vigilant sons and wondered why they were still awake at 1 a.m.

“I love you all, thank you for supporting me, but when are you going to sleep?” she said, to laughter from the audience.