Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 to win the Australian Open and become the youngest man to complete a Career Grand Slam at age 22.
- The men’s final averaged 730,000 U.S. viewers on ESPN, up 57% from 2025 and the event’s largest men’s final audience since 2017, per Nielsen.
- Patrick Mouratoglou argued Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner play a more complete, higher-level modern game, drawing public pushback that included Rafael Nadal’s brief emoji response, Boris Becker’s rebuke and Andy Murray’s laughing reply.
- Toni Nadal labeled Alexander Zverev a dangerous rival for Alcaraz and Sinner, saying the German is clearly better than Djokovic today despite Zverev’s five-set semifinal loss in Melbourne.
- At 38, Djokovic became the oldest Australian Open men’s finalist after a five-set semifinal win over Sinner, as analyses highlighted Alcaraz’s tactical patience and defensive discipline in the title match.