"Means the world to me, Alcaraz said. It is a dream come true for me."
"Tennis can change on just one point. One point, one feeling, one shot can change the whole match completely, he said. I played well the first set, but you know, in front of me I had a great and inspired Novak, who was playing great, great shots."
"The crowd responded with chants of Nole, Nole, Nole!"
Carlos Alcaraz, 22, became the youngest man to win all four major tennis titles by capturing the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic won the first set 6-2 in 33 minutes and pushed for an unprecedented 25th major, but Alcaraz rallied to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Alcaraz recovered confidence after Djokovic committed unforced errors early in the second set, scrambled to retrieve likely winners, and kept intense pressure on Djokovic. Djokovic fended off multiple break points in the fourth set and energized the crowd, but a long forehand and a short Alcaraz winner that clipped the net decided the match.
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