World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has won his maiden Australian Open title in Melbourne, lifting his seventh Grand Slam trophy overall. The young Spanish tennis star dominated the tournament and added another major achievement to his rapidly rising career.


Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz Wins Maiden Australian Open Men’s Title Defeating Djokovic

The 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 win also saw Carlos Alcaraz become the youngest player to clinch a career Grand Slam. After the win, Alcaraz reflected on his journey and gave a special mention to Rafael Nadal, who was in attendance for the championship clash.

Australian Open final: Carlos Alcaraz reflects on historic feat, says 'dream come true'

In the final that lasted more than two hours, Novak Djokovic made a bright start by pocketing the opening set; however, Carlos Alcaraz came back to win the next three sets and won the 2026 Australian Open men’s singles final 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.

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Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest winner of a career Grand Slam (all four major titles), reaching the feat at a mere age of 22. 

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Ahead of the key, the high-voltage contest between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic: here’s all you need to know, including live streaming, time, and overall head-to-head records.

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Kanabar delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Elite 14 & Under Trophy, dominating the round-robin stage at Melbourne Park. She won all her matches in straight sets to finish first in Group A with a perfect 3-0 record.

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A retired player in only eligible to return after spending six month in the International Tennis Integrity Agency drug testing pool list. Serena's name appeared on the list on October 6. The players in the list need to let the testers know their where they will be for one hour each day.

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Jannik Sinner, the defending two-time champion, got the better of Shelton 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in little over two hours, extending his winning run to 19 matches at Melbourne Park.

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Zverev beat Learner Tien 6-3, 7(7)-6(5), 6-1, 7(7)-6(3) at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday (Jan 27) to make a place in the last four. Despite early success, Zverev has not been able to reach his full potential. In the Australia Open 2026, he would definitely aim to win his maiden grand slam title.

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Daniil Medvedev, runner-up in 2021, 2022 and 2024, was beaten 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 by Learner Tien at the Rod Laver Arena.

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From Novak Djokovic to Roger Federer here is a look at five players with most matches won in Grand Slams. The elite list consists of legendary names like Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi. 

From Novak Djokovic to Roger Federer, 5 players with most matches won in Grand Slams

Novak Djokovic, a 10-time winner of the Australian Open, made light work of his Dutch counterpart as he sealed his place in the fourth round. 

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Unlike her first round appearance, when Osaka walked out in 'jellyfish mode', the second round dress was toned down by removal of the wide-brim hat, veil and parasol.  The Japanese, however, was so determined that her 'C'mons' got under the skin of Cirstea during 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win.

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Wawrinka started the match with 4-6 loss in the first set before coming back strongly to win 6-3 in the second one. He eventually beat Arthur Gea 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-6 [10-3] in a nail-biting finish, becoming first 40 or older player to enter R3 at a major since Ken Rosewall in 1978.

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German Zverev beat Alexandre Muller 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday (Jan 21) at John Cain Arena - his favorite in Melbourne. He revealed after the match that he did take a pain-killer during the medical timeout and was fine after that.

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Raducanu was was ahead 5-3 in the first set at one points before losing 6(3)-7(7) and she almost gave up in the second set, losing 6-2. Raducanu, however, isn't going too hard on herself about the loss, 'given the preparation she had.'

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Hanfmann's first serve was 208 km/h, just 1 km/h slower than Alcaraz. The German's average serve speed was also 188 km/h, also just 1 km/h slower than the Spaniard.  He eventually won 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2 in straights sets but it took him 2 hours 44 minutes.

'Really difficult first set': Alcaraz survives 208 km/h serves by Hanfmann to enter round 3 in Australian Open 2026 - WATCH

The Japanese player walked onto court in a turquoise and green zip-up which had organic tendrils on the sides along with a matching racerback. The look, called 'exoskeletal' by Vouge in an interview with Osaka, was paired up with a wide-brimmed hat with a butterfly shape on it and a veil.

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The winners of the men's and women's singles at the first Grand Slam of the year will each take home Aus$4.15 million, up 19 percent from last year.

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Here is a look at five key battles between Carlos Aclaraz and Jannik Sinner in recent times as they look set to meet at the Australian Open 2026. This key battles include US Open 2025 final, Wimbledon 2025 final and French Open 2025 final. 

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This season, the spotlight is on Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, both needs one more major to complete a career Grand Slam. Winning in Melbourne would not only complete their collection, but also put them on track for a rare calendar-year sweep.

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Medvedev complained that late finishes at the first Grand Slam of the year, which begins on January 18 in Melbourne, were unfair to players, spectators and officials and benefited nobody.

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Novak Djokovic had established the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) along with Vasek Pospisil in 2020 for better representation of the players' interest.

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World number one Aryna Sabalenka and Australian Nick Kyrgios faced off in a highly publicised and controversial exhibition match in Dubai a week ago.

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Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz Wins Maiden Australian Open Men’s Title Defeating Djokovic

Australian Open final: Alcaraz reflects on historic feat, says 'dream come true'

'I didn't think that I would be standing in a closing ceremony': Novak Djokovic

AO 2026 final: Alcaraz beats Djokovic to become youngest career GS winner

Australian Open men's final: All you need to know - live streaming, H2H & more

Who is Jensi Kanabar? India’s rising star wins U14 Australian Open title

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Australian Open: Djokovic scripts history with 400 Grand Slam wins

AO 2026: Osaka tones down 'jellyfish' look but games remains top notch

Australian Open 2026: Wawrinka, 40, wins five-set thriller to end 48-year-old drought

AO 2026: Scared' Zverev enters R3 after medical timeout, pain-killer vs Muller

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