Carlos Alcaraz easily defeated Alexander Shevchenko in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open. The 4-time Grand Slam champion played excellent tennis on Margaret Court Arena in the first and third sets, while in the second set he had a drop that allowed his opponent to go ahead by a break.
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The young Spanish champion has worked a lot on the details during the off-season and will have to avoid the ups and downs in the next rounds, so as not to lose too much energy ahead of the second week. The serve worked well, the movement is more fluid and Carlitos seemed very comfortable on the court today.
The current world number 3 has big ambitions for this tournament, where he has never gone beyond the quarterfinals. The 21-year-old from Murcia is convinced that he has practiced well in the last month with the support of his two coaches Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samuel Lopez, who interrupted his long collaboration with Pablo Carreno Busta precisely to help Alcaraz.
16-0
In the meantime, the Spaniard has recorded an impressive number at just 21 years old. Carlos has never lost in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament, with an overall record of 16 wins and zero losses.
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The leader of this special ranking is Bjorn Borg with a balance of 26-0, while Alcaraz occupies second place ahead of Australian legends Ken Rosewall (15-0) and Rod Laver (11-0). Only players who have played at least 10 matches have been included in this ranking.
The champion from Murcia has said several times that his goal is to make tennis history and become one of the greatest ever. Carlos has already won four Major titles and five Masters 1000 titles, as well as being the youngest ever to have won Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year.
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If he improves the last details, he could really undermine the records of the Big 3.
