Novak Djokovic charged into the Australian Open quarter-finals and booked a mouth-watering encounter with Carlos Alcaraz before the Serb shifted the focus by snubbing the Grand Slam's official broadcaster and slamming them for mocking him and his fans.

On Monday, inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy gave the 10-times Melbourne Park champion the runaround for the first hour of their first-round clash, and 21-year-old Faria presented another set of problems for Djokovic to solve.

Eyebrows were raised when the order of play for Monday night came out and top drawcards Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Nick Kyrgios were all scheduled to play at the same time. The decision meant fans could only watch one of three superstars.