Last minute of the Alcaraz match, live
Very good morning everyone. We get going with the Australian Open. The first major event of the season started, in its main draws, this Sunday and today the premiere of Carlos Alcaraz. The Murcian tennis player begins the journey in search of the only grand slam he is missing. Since 2022 he has won at least one big win per year. It started with the US Open. In 2023 he was crowned at Wimbledon. In 2024 he repeated the title in the grass tournament par excellence and added Roland Garros.
If on January 26 Alcaraz emerged victorious at the Rod Laver Arena he would become the youngest player, at 21 years and 266 days, to win the quadruple crown. Don Budge conquered the four majors at the age of 22 years and 363 days in 1938. In the Open Era, Rafa Nadal achieved it at the age of 24 years and 102 days after winning the US Open in 2010.
Alcaraz’s debut, on the Margaret Court court, is against the Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko, number 72 in the ATP. It will be the second time they see each other’s faces. In the first, The Murcian won 6-2 and 6-1, in 68 minutes, in the last Mutua Madrid Open. Shevchenko arrives at the event at Melbourne Park after dPlay the third edition of the United Cup (played the semifinals)with a balance of two games won and as many lost.
-This night shift in Australia will also bring us the Novak Djokovic premiere. The Serbian faces Nishesh Basavareddy at the Rod Laver Arena. The winner of 24 grand slams is seeking his 100th title on the circuit. If he wins the Australian Open he would not only reach that hundred but would break the tie for first place in the ranking of tennis players with the most majors in his record. Right now he is tied with the Australian Margaret Court.
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