The 2026 Australian Open ends on February 1. The world’s number one seed, Spanish star Alcaraz, faced Serbian star Djokovic in the men’s singles final. After a bad start, he reversed the game and finally defeated Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, winning the seventh Grand Slam title of his career and his first Australian Open men’s singles title. At the age of 22, Alcaraz became the youngest player in tennis history to complete all four Grand Slam “Grand Slams”.
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The 2026 Australian Open ended on February 1. Alcaraz, the world’s top seed and Spanish star, reversed the match in the men’s singles final with 2:6, 6:2, 6:3, 7:5, and finally defeated Serbian star Djokovic and won the seventh Grand Slam championship in his career. It was also his first time winning the Australian Open men’s singles championship. At just 22 years old, Alcaraz became the youngest player in tennis history to complete all four Grand Slams.
Djokovic said after the game,
“For Alcaraz to win seven Grand Slams and all these accolades at such a young age, it shows that he will definitely make great strides in the future. And of course, Sinner. I think those two players will compete for the title in the most important events, and the ‘younger ones’ like me will try to catch up with them.”
On the same day, in the Australian Open women’s singles final, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina defeated world number one Alina Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after three fierce sets. Winning the Australian Open women’s singles title for the first time, Rybakina also won her second Grand Slam title after winning Wimbledon in 2022.
Rybakina said of her victory,
“”This is an incredible achievement. I feel very happy and proud of myself. This is a very difficult game. I didn’t think I could turn it around, but I took some chances. Alina is a very strong opponent, but I’m really happy to lift the trophy this time. “
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