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Carlos Alcaras (23, Spain), the world No. 1 player in men's tennis singles, and Novak Djokovic (39, Serbia), the world No. 4 player in tennis' living legend, will play a match of fate in winning the Australian Open.
Alcaras defeated world No. 3 Zverev (Germany) 3-2 (6-4 7-6 <7-5> 6-7 <3-7> 6-7 < 4-7> 7> 7-5) in the men's singles semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on the 30th (Korea time).
Alcaras made it to the final of the Australian Open for the first time in his career. Previously, Alcaras won the French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open among the four major tournaments, but did not have a connection with the Australian Open.
Alcaras' opponent in the final has also been determined. It is Djokovic, who defeated world No. 2 Jannik Sinner of Italy in another semifinal. The final will be held on February 1.
In the opponent's record, Djokovic is dominant with 5 wins and 4 losses. Last year, they fought at the Australian Open and the U.S. Open, and exchanged one win each.
If Alcaras, who was born in 2003, wins the Australian Open, he will write a new history of being the youngest (22 years and 8 months) career Grand Slam ever.
On the other hand, if Djokovic wins, he will win his 25th major title for the first time in both men and women.
Alcaras seemed to win easily, taking both the first and second sets. However, following the third set, even the fourth set was lost after a consecutive tiebreaker, and the game eventually went to the fifth set. And the final winner in the fifth set was Alcaras. The defeated Zverev reached the semi-finals of a major tournament 10 times, but failed to reach the final again this time and failed to lift the trophy.
In the next semifinal, Djokovic won a thrilling 3-2 (3-66-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4) victory over Sinner after a neck-and-neck race of 4 hours and 9 minutes. It is the first time in three years that Djokovic has reached the final of the Australian Open since 2023. Djokovic has won the Australian Open 10 times. On the other hand, Sinner, who lost, failed to win the Australian Open for the third consecutive time. In addition, the Australian Open's winning streak ended at '19.
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