Overview
- Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 in the Australian Open final to become the youngest man in the Open Era to complete a Career Grand Slam and surge to 13,650 ranking points.
- Returning home, the world No. 1 was mobbed by journalists outside his residence in Spain as interest spiked following his seventh major.
- Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Rotterdam Open, forfeiting 500 points on February 16, and could recoup some of that at the Qatar Open after earning only 100 points there last year.
- Debate over the era intensified as Toni Nadal called Alcaraz "lucky" and Ivan Ljubicic said winning is "easier" now, while Alcaraz insisted he is "not even close" to the Big Three’s level.
- Djokovic, who beat Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the Melbourne final, is entered for the Qatar Open and then Indian Wells, with ex-coach Riccardo Piatti suggesting Wimbledon could be his best chance for another Slam.