Alcaraz vs Djokovic summary: 2026 Australian Open final result and stats
On Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in four sets to win his first ever Australian Open title.
Fourth set summary: Game, set and match Alcaraz!
For the first time in his career, Carlos Alcaraz is the Australian Open champion! With Novak Djokovic serving to take the fourth set into a tiebreak, Alcaraz breaks the Serb - and becomes the youngest player ever to win all four major men’s titles. The 22-year-old triumphs 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.
Third set summary
Alcaraz keeps his foot to the floor to take the third set 6-3, and the overall lead in the match. There were some brilliant points from both players, but it’s the Spaniard who edges in front thanks to a single break in the fifth game. Djokovic saved four set points but appears to have lost the energy he had at the start of the match.
Second set summary
Carlos Alcaraz has woken up! That’s much more like it from the Spaniard, who dominates the second set much in the same way Djokovic did the first. The world No. 1 wins Set 2 by the same scoreline - 6-2 - as he lost the first. Alcaraz struggled to defend his second serve in the opening set but that proves to be one of his strengths in the second. One set each.
First set summary
Novak Djokovic cruises to the first set in Melbourne! The veteran Serb has been flawless so far, targeting Carlos Alcaraz’s forehand, which hasn’t been firing so far. A break in the fourth game and another in the eight means a 6-2 win in the opening set for Djoko.
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