A resilient Carlos Alcaraz battled through cramping to survive Alexander Zverev, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5, and reach the first Australian Open final of his career.
Given he’s already reached finals at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open—and won them all twice each, too—he’s now reached the finals of all four Grand Slams in his career.
And it’s historic—the 22-year-old is actually the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the final of all four majors in his career. The previous record-holder was Jim Courier, who completed his set as a slightly older 22 at Wimbledon in 1993.
Alcaraz will go for even more history this coming Sunday, as winning the title in Melbourne would make him the youngest man in tennis history to complete the Career Grand Slam.
More to come…