10-time Australian Open champion Djokovic made a lightning-fast start and took the first set in just 33 minutes, but his 22-year-old opponent soon responded.
Alcaraz reeled off the second set in 37 minutes and then took the third to leave himself on track for his first title in Melbourne. Djokovic battled valiantly and the fourth set looked to be headed for a tiebreak, but the Spaniard broke him in the 12th game.
Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to achieve the career Grand Slam having won all four of major titles.
Carlos Alcaraz has climbed every peak in tennis and is still only 22 years old!
We are witnessing one of the true greats of this sport — and of any sport — right before our eyes and a genuine threat to Novak Djokovic’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles.
In a few short minutes, Alcaraz will lift his seventh major title.
What a champion!
