Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s Australian Open, the first Slam of the season on hard courts at Melbourne Park. The Spanish champion, first favorite on the draw and leader of the world rankings, beat the Serbian Novak Djokovic in the final with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.
In the first set Djokovic had the upper hand in half an hour, showing himself to be largely superior to his opponent, closing 6-2. Same score in the second but this time in favor of Alcaraz who seemed to grow game after game. The third, after a substantial balance, was won by Alcaraz (6-3) who placed a second break in the last game.
The fourth set was hard fought and ended at 7-5 with Alcaraz achieving his fourth success against Djokovic in a Slam and becoming the third for victories over the Serbian in the Majors behind Nadal (11) and Federer (6). Alcaraz is also the second Spaniard in history, after Nadal (2009, 2022), to win the Australian Open, as well as the youngest in the Open Era to reach seven Slams.