(Melbourne) World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz, in search of the only Grand Slam title missing from his record in Melbourne, swept aside the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (65) on Wednesdaye) au 2e tour of the Australian Open.
Posted at 10:48 p.m.
The 21-year-old Spaniard, four-time winner of major tournaments, won 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 in just over an hour and 20 minutes, signing a second victory in three sets in a row after an entry in already expeditious matters against the Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (77e).
Alcaraz will face Australian Jordan Thompson (27) for a place in the round of 16.e) or le Portugais Nuno Borges (33e), 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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