Carlos Alcaraz has already broken a lot of records in his young career, but in Melbourne on Sunday night he broke his biggest one yet.
He battled past Novak Djokovic for his first Australian Open title, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, and having already won the other three Grand Slam events—twice each, no less—the 22-year-old Spaniard has become the youngest man in tennis history to complete the Career Grand Slam.
The previous record dates all the way back to 1938, when the late Don Budge, a slightly older 22 at the time, completed his set at Roland Garros.
MEN TO COMPLETE THE CAREER SLAM (all-time, listed by age):
- 22 years, 8 months: Carlos Alcaraz [at 2026 Australian Open]
- 22 years, 11 months: Don Budge [at 1938 Roland Garros]
- 24 years, 1 month: Rod Laver [at 1962 US Open]
- 24 years, 3 months: Rafael Nadal [at 2010 US Open]
- 26 years, 0 months: Fred Perry [at 1935 Roland Garros]
- 27 years, 8 months: Roy Emerson [at 1964 Wimbledon]
- 27 years, 9 months: Roger Federer [at 2009 Roland Garros]
- 29 years, 0 months: Novak Djokovic [at 2016 Roland Garros]
- 29 years, 1 month: Andre Agassi [at 1999 Roland Garros]
More to come...