In the Australian Open final, Carlos Alcaraz defeated the most successful player in tennis history, Novak Djokovic, in four sets, with the scoreline reading 2:6, 6:2, 6:3, 7:5.
After a one-sided opening set in which Djokovic looked unstoppable, Alcaraz responded with three consecutive sets, racing to a convincing victory and once again etching his name into the history books.
Alcaraz among the immortals
In addition to becoming the youngest player ever to reach seven Grand Slam titles, Alcaraz also became the youngest player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam, achieving it at just 22 years and 272 days. The previous record was held by Don Budge, who set it at 22 years and 363 days by winning the French Championships in 1938. Currently the world No. 1, Alcaraz thus became the ninth player in history to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments.
In doing so, Alcaraz completed the career Grand Slam faster than the famous Big Three:
Rafael Nadal — 24 years, 102 days (US Open 2010)
Roger Federer — 27 years, 303 days (Roland Garros 2009)
Novak Đoković — 29 years, 15 days (Roland Garros 2016)
ATP UMAG – cradle of champions
Alcaraz remains the youngest champion in Umag tournament history, and on the list of great players for whom the ATP Plava Laguna Croatia Open represented their first career title, he joins Stan Wawrinka and Andrey Rublev. Rafael Nadal claimed his first career title in doubles in Umag, while Jannik Sinner tasted victory on clay for the first time by winning the 2022 edition, defeating Alcaraz in the final and launching a rivalry that is set to define the next era of men’s tennis.
After a one-sided opening set in which Djokovic looked unstoppable, Alcaraz responded with three consecutive sets, racing to a convincing victory and once again etching his name into the history books.
Alcaraz among the immortals
In addition to becoming the youngest player ever to reach seven Grand Slam titles, Alcaraz also became the youngest player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam, achieving it at just 22 years and 272 days. The previous record was held by Don Budge, who set it at 22 years and 363 days by winning the French Championships in 1938. Currently the world No. 1, Alcaraz thus became the ninth player in history to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments.
In doing so, Alcaraz completed the career Grand Slam faster than the famous Big Three:
Rafael Nadal — 24 years, 102 days (US Open 2010)
Roger Federer — 27 years, 303 days (Roland Garros 2009)
Novak Đoković — 29 years, 15 days (Roland Garros 2016)
ATP UMAG – cradle of champions
And, of course, it all began right here – in Umag, with Alcaraz lifting the trophy in 2021. Where legends are born, Alcaraz wrote himself into the special heritage of our tournament – one that launches extraordinary careers.
ATP itself highlighted this by releasing a special video dedicated to the Australian Open champion, in which Umag is marked as the first stop on his journey towards the Career Grand Slam.
The video can be viewed below:
Alcaraz remains the youngest champion in Umag tournament history, and on the list of great players for whom the ATP Plava Laguna Croatia Open represented their first career title, he joins Stan Wawrinka and Andrey Rublev. Rafael Nadal claimed his first career title in doubles in Umag, while Jannik Sinner tasted victory on clay for the first time by winning the 2022 edition, defeating Alcaraz in the final and launching a rivalry that is set to define the next era of men’s tennis.
