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18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz got his Australian Open campaign off to a flying start on Monday, ripping 40 winners to 25 unforced errors to cruise past Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo in an hour and 54 minutes, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

With the win, the Spanish teenager continued to build on an impressive stat: he’s now 5-0 in his career in first-round matches at Grand Slams.

ALCARAZ'S FIRST-ROUND MATCHES AT GRAND SLAMS:
d. Van de Zandschulp in 2021 Australian Open 1st Rd, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
d. Zapata Miralles in 2021 Roland Garros 1st Rd, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
d. Uchiyama in 2021 Wimbledon 1st Rd, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
d. Norrie in 2021 US Open 1st Rd, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
d. Tabilo in 2021 Australian Open 1st Rd, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3

Only one of the Big 3—Rafael Nadal—started his career that strong in opening matches at majors, not only going 5-0 in his first five, but eventually extending that to 34-0 before finally losing to Steve Darcis in the first round of Wimbledon in 2013.

Meanwhile, Roger Federer went 2-3 in his first five first-round matches at Grand Slams, while Novak Djokovic went 3-2 in his first five.

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🇪🇸 @alcarazcarlos03 gets it done in under two hours 👏#AusOpen • #AO2022 pic.twitter.com/K95b3jdJZX
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2022

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