JAKARTA - Spanish male tennis player Carlos Alcaraz won the 2026 Australian Open after defeating Novak Djokovic in the final match with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, and 7-5 in Melbourne, Sunday.
Quoted from Antara from ATP, Alcaraz's success in defeating Djokovic, the winner of 24 major titles, made him win his first title at the Melbourne hard court Grand Slam tournament.
The victory also made Alcaraz (22) the youngest male tennis player to complete the Career Grand Slam by lifting the trophy at the four major tournaments in the modern tennis era or open.
In the match, after the opening set dominated by Djokovic with an aggressive performance, Alcaraz tried to take control of the game from the baseline to control his first Australian Open final match.
He broke his opponent's serve twice on the way to the second set and looked back to his best form in the third set.
Djokovic fought hard in the fourth set, fending off six break points to defend his serve in the second game. However, the 38-year-old who was undefeated in the previous 10 Australian Open finals was unable to retaliate and maintain his perfect record.
Alcaraz broke Djokovic's serve in the 12th game of the fourth set to seal the victory in three hours and two minutes.
Alcaraz is now a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, matching the records of fellow former world number one John McEnroe and Mats Wilander in the all-time list.
The Spanish tennis player's victory in Melbourne continued the dominance that he and his great rival, Jannik Sinner, have had in major tournaments in recent years. They have won the last nine Grand Slam titles, since Djokovic's victory at the 2023 US Open.
Despite having just won a gruelling five-set semi-final against 2024 and 2025 champion Jannik Sinner on Friday night (30/1), Djokovic hit the ball aggressively from the first game at Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic, who is trying to lift the 25th Grand Slam trophy to break the all-time record he holds and become the oldest men's singles champion in the major tournament in the modern tennis era or the Open, hardly made a mistake in an impressive opening set performance.
Just like against Sinner, Djokovic came out determined to dictate the game with his forehand, and the Serbian created three break points in the first set in the fourth game.
Although Alcaraz remained calm to fend off the first two break points, Djokovic won a long rally at the baseline on the third break point to get an early lead.
Alcaraz himself played in the longest semifinal in Australian Open history on Friday (30/1) against Alexander Zverev, and he showed a flat opening set.
Djokovic expertly capitalised on the momentum by breaking his opponent again in the eighth game to win the set in which he lost only two points on serve, according to ATP statistics.
In the second set, Alcaraz bounced back to break his opponent's serve for the second time in the seventh game and immediately finished his serve to tie the score.
The top seed's dominance continued into the third set. Without showing any signs of fatigue from his efforts in the semi-final against Zverev, the Spaniard relentlessly ran to fend off Djokovic's attacks.
Djokovic did not leave Rod Laver Arena without a fight. He fended off six break points to defend his serve in the long second game. However, he was unable to beat Alcaraz at 5-6.
Djokovic unleashed a forehand that was too long for Alcaraz's first match point, which gave the Spaniard the title.
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