On Sunday, February 1, in Melbourne, following the triumph of Yelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan in the women's singles, the winner of the Australian Open in the men's singles was determined. He was 22-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
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In the decisive confrontation, the world's number one, who defeated German Alexander Zverev (3rd in the ATP ranking) in the semifinals — 6:4, 7:6, 6:7, 6:7, 7:5, broke the resistance of the richest tennis player in history, the legendary 38-year-old Serbian Novak Djokovic (4th), who sensationally forced the Italian Yannick Sinner (2nd) to put down his racket — 3:6, 6:3, 4:6, 6:4, 6:4. The four-set final lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes and ended with Alcaraz's triumph — 2:6, 6:2, 6:3, 7:5.
By winning the Australian Open for the first time, Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest tennis player in history to win all Grand Slam tournaments. Previously, he had won the US Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon twice each. By the way, before the El Palmar native, only Rafael Nadal (2009 and 2022) had won from the Spaniards on the Melbourne courts.
Winning the first Grand Slam tournament of the year brought Alcaraz $2,864,000 in prize money and, of course, will allow him to remain at the top of the world rankings, while Djokovic, who lost the AusOpen final for the first time (after 10 triumphs in Melbourne!), will rise to 3rd position.
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By the way, the legendary Serb did not take the chance to become the most titled tennis player in history among men and women in singles (Novak, like Australian Margaret Court, has 24 triumphs at Grand Slam tournaments).
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Novak Djokovic's head was smashed with an aluminum bottle at a tournament in Rome.
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