Carlos Alcaraz is ready to start the new season and hopes to achieve a prestigious result at the 2025 Australian Open. The current world number 3 has never had a particular feeling with this tournament so far, but hopes that the situation will change in this edition which starts on Sunday 12 January.
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The young Spanish champion reached the quarterfinals as his best result at Melbourne Park, but he will give his best to win his fifth Major title. In 2024, Carlitos became the youngest player ever to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year but did not have the same consistency as his great rival Jannik Sinner.
The 21-year-old from Murcia has not played official tournaments before the AO, but he faced Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin in two exhibition matches at Melbourne Park in recent days. The 4-time Grand Slam champion lost to de Minaur, before defeating Popyrin in straight sets yesterday.
Alcaraz will play on Margaret Court Arena
The former world No.1 will make his Happy Slam debut against Alexander Shevchenko on Monday, January 13, but will not play on Rod Laver Arena. His first match in Melbourne was scheduled on Margaret Court Arena in Night session, while on Rod Laver Arena defending champion Jannik Sinner (against Nicolas Jarry) and ten-time champion of this tournament Novak Djokovic (against the American wild card Basavareddy) will play.
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It's no secret that fans around the world are hoping to witness the first Grand Slam final between Alcaraz and Sinner on Sunday, January 26.
Probably if I have a bad day against Jannik, its 99 percent that you are going to lose, Alcaraz told before the start of the tournament. Thats what is in my mind every time Im going to play against him.
The good thing for me is when I am seeing him win titles, when Im seeing him in the top of the ranking, it forces me to practice even harder every day. In practice, Im just thinking about the things that I have to improve to play against him.
That I think is great for me, having him, having such a great rivalry so far, just to give the best of me every day he added.
