MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz grew to become the youngest participant to finish a profession Grand Slam by profitable the Australian Open title towards Novak Djokovic, who had by no means misplaced in his earlier 10 finals, at Melbourne Park.
Prime-ranked Alcaraz dropped the primary set on Sunday however then rallied to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 as Djokovic fought exhausting for a file twenty fifth main title.
The 22-year-old Spaniard took again photographs that will usually have received Djokovic and continued to place intense stress on his 38-year-old rival.
After securing victory, Alcaraz let his racket slip from his arms and fell face down on the bottom, arms on his head.
He remained there for a couple of seconds earlier than heading to the web to shake Djokovic’s hand. The 2 gamers exchanged phrases, with Djokovic smiling and congratulating Alcaraz. The brand new champion then ran together with his coaches sitting in courtside chairs earlier than hugging his father and different group members within the stands.
Each gamers confirmed unimaginable health, athleticism and stamina for simply over three hours in pursuit of their historic feat in a troublesome five-set victory within the semi-finals.
Neither participant hesitated to attain large factors. And there have been lots of these factors. Ultimately, Alcaraz was in a position to hit 5 of the 16 breakpoints he set. Djokovic made 2 of 6 photographs.
Djokovic’s bid for an unprecedented twenty fifth Grand Slam singles title was thwarted in 9 majors by both Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic was aiming to turn into the oldest man to win a Grand Slam title within the Open period by defeating Sinner within the semifinals, however fell quick towards Alcaraz.
Alcaraz, 22 years and 272 days previous, is the youngest participant to win all 4 main singles titles. He broke the file set by Don Budge on the 1938 French Championships at 22 years and 363 days.
Alcaraz now has seven main titles below her belt, however that is her first in Australia, and has two titles every at Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open.
