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Alcaraz celebrates Australian Open triumph with champion's photoshoot

  • Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz celebrated winning the Career Grand Slam at the Australian Open on Sunday by stepping into the sun on Monday, when he enjoyed a photoshoot with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

The 22-year-old Spaniard, dressed in all black, posed with the trophy during the shoot, which took place at the Royal Exhibition Building among gardens in central Melbourne.

Entering this year’s Australian Open, the 22-year-old had one clear aim: to complete the Career Grand Slam. Having already triumphed on two occasions at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings was determined to complete the historic set in Melbourne.

Alcaraz did not drop a set en route to the last four, before he rallied from 3-5 down in the fifth set against Alexander Zverev to win the longest semi-final in tournament history (five hours, 27 minutes). Alcaraz then overcame 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in the final to lift his seventh major and first in Australia.

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It was the first time Djokovic had lost an Australian Open final, having previously held a perfect 10-0 record. With victory, Alcaraz levelled the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series at 5-5 and has defeated Djokovic in all three major finals they have played.

The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Alcaraz is next scheduled to play at the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam, which starts on Monday 9 February.

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Ruud announces birth of his daughter: 'Best feeling ever'

  • Posted: Feb 02, 2026

Casper Ruud and his wife Maria have announced that their daughter was born on 30 January. The No. 13 player in the PIF ATP Rankings posted on social media Sunday confirming the news.

“Thank you for all beautiful messages these last couple of weeks,” Ruud wrote on Instagram. “Maria and our baby are doing great.”

A 14-time ATP Tour champion, Ruud spoke to ATPTour.com last month about his excitement at becoming a father for the first time.

“It’s really exciting. It’s something we’ve been looking forward to now for half a year, so time is running and it’s going to be a new chapter for us,” said Ruud. “[It will be] a new way of life on Tour and I very much look forward to it, knowing how close I’ve been with my own family and my father and also my mother.

“I look forward to hopefully becoming a good parent myself. Even though this life requires a lot of time, a lot of energy and a lot of travel and these things, I look forward to trying to be there as much as I can and when I have downtime — time off from the court — I will spend it where I want to go with my future daughter.”

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Musetti withdraws from Buenos Aires & Rio de Janeiro

  • Posted: Feb 01, 2026

Lorenzo Musetti announced on social media Sunday that he will not be competing in the IEB+ Argentina Open in Buenos Aires or the Rio Open presented by Claro.

“After the results of my medical examinations and tests, my team and I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the upcoming tournaments in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro,” Musetti wrote on Instagram. “My focus right now is on my rehabilitation so I can return to the court. Thank you to everyone for their support and hope to see you soon.”

 
 
 
 
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The Italian star was enjoying a deep run at the Australian Open, where he led 10-time champion Novak Djokovic two sets to none in the quarter-finals. However, he struggled with an upper-right leg injury and retired in the middle of the third set.

Entering the fortnight, the No. 5 player in the PIF ATP Rankings had never advanced past the third round of the Australian Open. But after reaching the final in Hong Kong and the last eight in Melbourne, he owns a 7-2 record for the season according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

The IEB+ Argentina Open is an ATP 250 event that begins on 9 February, and the Rio Open presented by Claro is an ATP 500 tournament that starts on 16 February.

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Nadal, Del Potro, Ivanovic lead social media reaction to Alcaraz's Australian Open triumph

  • Posted: Feb 01, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday evening to win the Australian Open and complete the Career Grand Slam. It did not take long for some of the biggest stars in tennis, including Rafael Nadal, to share their congratulations.

“Congratulations @carlosalcaraz for winning the Australian Open and conquering the Career Grand Slam!” Nadal wrote on X.

“Congratulations @DjokerNole on reaching another final in Melbourne and continuing to make history in our sport,” Nadal added. “Thank you for your words during the ceremony!”

Juan Martin del Potro, Ana Ivanovic, Rod Laver and Martina Navratilova were among the first to react to the final. 

Plenty of celebrities from outside of the tennis world were also following the Australian Open closely.

Basketball legend Pau Gasol, actor Ben Stiller and more posted on social media after the match.

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The stunning facts tying Federer, Nadal & Alcaraz's first Australian Open titles

  • Posted: Feb 01, 2026

There is stunning history that ties together the first Australian Open titles of Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The trio’s maiden triumphs at the season’s first major have come at eerily similar times.

Alcaraz, Nadal and Federer each won the title for the first time aged 22 in their fifth appearance at the Australian Open, having never previously made the final of the tournament. Each of their victories came on 1 February. 

Alcaraz joined the club on Sunday when he battled past 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the final. With his 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 victory, the Spaniard also completed the Career Grand Slam.

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Nadal, who was present inside Rod Laver Arena Sunday, lifted his first Melbourne trophy in 2009. After winning a memorable five-set semi-final against Fernando Verdasco, the lefty defeated Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2 to claim glory. He would then complete his Career Grand Slam the following year at the US Open.

Federer emerged victorious at the Australian Open for the first time in 2004. The Swiss beat three members of the ATP No. 1 Club en route to the crown: Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Marat Safin. Federer surged past Safin 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2 in the final before capturing his Career Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2009.

Alcaraz is now a seven-time major champion aged 22, while Nadal won 22 majors and Federer 20.

Sinner also won his first Australian Open aged 22 on his fifth appearance at the tournament, but on 28 January. The Italian emerged victorious in 2024, rallying from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. The Italian will try to complete his Career Grand Slam later this year at Roland Garros.

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