Carlos Alcaraz Wins The Australian Open Men’s Crown

Carlos Alcaraz, who did win 2 of the 4 major tennis titles last year (as many as “pay up” Sinner—ode to Ed Asner as Axel Jordache in “Rich Man Poor Man”), defeated Novak Djokovic in 4 sets, winning the final three, to notch his seventh major crown and first ‘down under.”

The following Associated Press notes what Alcaraz also accomplished and recaps the final round match.

At 22 years and 272 days, Alcaraz is the youngest man to complete a set of all four major singles titles. He broke the mark set by Don Budge in the 1938 French championships, when he was 22 years and 363 days.

Alcaraz now has seven major titles — his first in Australia along with two each at Wimbledon and the French and US Opens.

Carlos Alcaraz, pictured above.

More inaccurate information from so called “A.I.” below –Djokovic was denied the “grand Slam in that year’s U.S. Open

The men’s tennis players who have won all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single calendar year are:

• Don Budge (1938)
• Rod Laver (1962, 1969)
• Novak Djokovic (2021)
  These players achieved the remarkable feat of winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open in the same year.

The great Don Budge, pictured below, and Mr. Laver (twice) for whom a tournament site is named did accomplish the feat.