The world number 3, in search of the only Grand Slam title missing from his record in Melbourne, swept aside the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old Spaniard, four-time winner of major tournaments, won 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 in just over 1 hour 20 minutes, signing a second victory in three sets in a row after an entry in material already expeditious against the Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (77th). Alcaraz will face for a place in the round of 16 the Australian Jordan Thompson (27th) or the Portuguese Nuno Borges (33rd), whose match was in progress on Wednesday at the time of the Spaniard's victory.
If he wins in Melbourne, where his best result is a quarter-final in 2024, Alcaraz will become the youngest player in history to win all four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and US Open).
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