Carlos Alcaraz is preparing in Melbourne for the highly anticipated Australian Open 2025, a Slam in which all the greatest tennis players on the planet will participate. The Spanish champion has landed in Melbourne and will hold his first training session today - in a few hours.
His exceptional sparring partner will be Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who came close to the final at the Brisbane International a few days ago. The Frenchman - who beat Nick Kyrgios in the first round - was then eliminated by Reilly Opelka.
An interesting test for the 4-time Slam champion, who will compete with one of the most in-form players of this early season, who has one of the most powerful serves on the Tour.
The 21-year-old Spaniard, who played the pre-season in the middle of winter, with low temperatures in Villena, will soon try to acclimatize to the markedly different conditions in Australia. Alcaraz has never gone beyond the quarterfinals at the Happy Slam. A result that certainly cannot satisfy him.
"I know that sooner or later I will win the Australian Open. Mine has been a year of ups and downs, but still positive, I still get emotional when I watch the videos of Paris and London.
But I am a very ambitious person and I want to win the Australian Open to complete the Career Grand Slam. I want 2025 to be even more exciting, I want more. If I win, I will get a tattoo of a kangaroo, even if my father doesn't like it very much. Being champion there is my main goal for next season," said the former number 1 a few days ago before leaving for Australia.
We recall Carlitos will be one of the main favorites to win the tournament, with the defending champion Sinner and the 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. Each of the three champions I mentioned above has very strong reasons and ambitions to want to win the tournament. Alcaraz wants the Career Grand Slam and the first Australian Major. Jannik wants to defend the title and Nole wants to win the 25th Slam (and 100th title) of his glorious career.
