Scoring the achievement at 22 may be young, but it’s fitting, because Alcaraz showed off his most full-grown tennis yet.

After beating Sinner, the 38-year-old fell to Alcaraz to drop his first of 11 Australian Open finals.

The 22-year-old, who hadn't been past the quarterfinals in Melbourne before, topped Djokovic in Sunday's final.

On the Kazakh's see-saw, power-packed tug of war with Aryna Sabalenka in Melbourne.

Recapping their semifinal thrillers, and previewing their high-stakes final.

The Kazakh answered the world No. 1's five-game run with one of her own, and won her first Grand Slam title since 2022.

Zverev vented angrily on the court when Alcaraz was given a medical timeout in the third set of their eventual Melbourne epic.

“You guys got your value for the ticket,” reflected the 10-time champ after being reminded of his 2012 final win over Nadal.

The top seed will try to keep calm and carry on in a twin-tower tussle for the title.

The Serbian snapped a five-match skid against the Italian to reach his 11th Australian Open final.

The 22-year-old overcame cramping, and came back from a break down in the fifth set, to become the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the final of all four Grand Slams.