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The men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament was held on the 1st, with world number one and number one seed Carlos Alcaraz (22, Spain) competing against world number one and number four seed Novak Djokovic (38, Serbia). Alcaraz defeated Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 to claim his first championship. This is his seventh attempt at the Australian Open title since his first appearance in 2020, and his first. With this victory, he became the youngest player in history to complete a career Grand Slam.
He won his long-awaited Australian Open title by defeating Djokovic, the “strongest player of all time,” who has won the four major tournaments 24 times, the most ever for men and women, including 10 times at the same tournament. At the award ceremony, Djokovic praised Djokovic, saying, “I grew up watching you play, and it’s a real honor to be able to compete with you on this stage today.” He then expressed his gratitude to his team, his family, the supporters in the stands, and all the staff, saying, “It’s thanks to everyone that I was able to get this trophy.”
Djokovic dominated the first set. She was broken in the fourth and eighth games by the 38-year-old legend, who showed perfect tennis in every aspect: serve, return, stroke, and volley, and lost 2-6.
However, the second set took a turn for the worse, with Alcaraz dominating the court. Djokovic looked lackluster in the first set, but he succeeded in breaking him in the third and seventh games to take the set 6-2.
Djokovic took a restroom time at the end of the second set to reset. The third set started like this, but Alcaraz used his incredible defense to repel Djokovic’s onslaught. He broke the 5th and 9th games and won 6-3.
The decisive 4th set. It was a battle of wills and wills, and the game was a tense affair, with the players holding each other until the 11th game. However, he broke in the 12th game with great spirit and won his first Australian Open title.
Alcaraz, 22, has won six times in total, including the French Open twice, Wimbledon twice, and the U.S. twice, after winning the 2022 US Open, which was her fourth major tournament. With this victory, he became the first player to complete a career Grand Slam at the age of 22 years, 272 days, breaking the record of 22 years, 363 days set by Don Budge (USA), who became the first player in history to complete the annual Grand Slam in 1938. If we separate “annual” and “lifetime,” in terms of “lifetime,” he becomes the youngest player in history to win a lifetime Grand Slam (at 22 years and 9 months), surpassing fellow Spanish hero Rafael Nadal at 24 years and 3 months. Furthermore, at the age of 22 years and 272 days, he became the youngest player in history to win a Grand Slam tournament for the seventh time, surpassing Bjorn Borg’s 23 years and 4 days.
▼Congratulations to Carlos Djokovic. It was a series of great plays. You are still young and can continue to fight forever. I don’t think we will meet very often in the next 10 years (laughs). Congratulations!
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