Carlos Alcaraz makes tennis history with Australian Open title win over Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz made past connected Sunday erstwhile helium topped Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 to triumph the 2026 Australian Open successful Melbourne.

Alcaraz, 22, became the youngest antheral tennis subordinate to implicit the vocation Grand Slam. The Australian Open was the past tourney connected his list. Previously, helium hadn’t made it further than the quarterfinal. But that each that changed against Djokovic.

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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates aft defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia successful the men's singles last astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

"Job finished. 4/4 Complete," Alcaraz wrote connected the lens of the TV camera.

Alcaraz needed to propulsion retired immoderate of his accustomed wizardry to bushed Djokovic. The 2 had a fistful of extended rallies wherever the Spaniard would request to spell heavy into his container to prime up points. Alcaraz converted connected 5 of the 16 breakpoints. Djokovic was 2 of six.

He thanked his enactment squad for helping him get done the tourney with a Grand Slam triumph to commencement the 2026 season. He parted ways with erstwhile manager Juan Carlos Ferrero astatine the extremity of past play and Samuel Lopez took implicit the reins.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aft defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia successful the men's singles last astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.  (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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"Nobody knows however hard I’ve been moving to get this trophy. I conscionable chased this infinitesimal truthful much," Alcaraz said.

"We conscionable did the close work, you were pushing maine each time to bash each the close things," helium added. "I’m conscionable truly grateful for everyone I person successful my country close now."

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts during a property league arsenic helium sits with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aft defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia successful the men's singles last astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, aboriginal Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Djokovic’s effort astatine picking up his 25th Grand Slam rubric has present been blocked by either Alcaraz oregon Jannik Sinner.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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