Sinner in way as Alcaraz targets career Grand Slam in Australia

Sinner in way as Alcaraz targets career Grand Slam in Australia Estelle.Bronkhorst Wed, 01/14/2026 - 06:00 MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz is targeting a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open but winning the only major to elude him will be no easy feat with great rival Jannik Sinner standing in his way.Spain s Alcaraz already has six major titles under his belt aged just 22, but success on the Melbourne Park hard courts is a glaring hole in his resume.He has not made it past the quarter-finals in four trips to Australia, losing at that stage in 2025 to Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev the year before. It s my first goal to be honest, Alcaraz said of Australia after winning the US Open last year, his second Slam title of 2025 after defending his crown at Roland Garros. When I just go to the pre-seasons to what I want to improve, what I want to achieve, Australian Open is there. Should he snap his Australia drought at the tournament starting on Sunday, Alcaraz would become the youngest man to bank a career Grand Slam, surpassing retired compatriot Rafael Nadal.Nadal secured all four majors by the age of 24.Alcaraz faces a significant roadblock in Italy s Sinner, the two-time defending champion who is chasing his own slice of history.If the 24-year-old makes it three in a row in Melbourne he would join Djokovic as the only men in the Open era to do so. The Serbian legend has done the three-peat twice during his 10 titles at Melbourne Park. I feel like a better player than last year, warned Sinner after completing his 2025 campaign with 58 wins and just six defeats. A lot of wins and not many losses. And in the losses I had, I tried to see the positive thing and tried to use it to evolve me as a player. Sinner came from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the 2024 Australian Open final before seeing off Zverev in straight sets a year ago.While Sinner is the defending champion, Alcaraz leads 10-6 in their head-to-head record and bumped Sinner from the season-ending world number one spot.

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