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The Grand Slam tennis circuit features the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Which men and women have taken home the most titles?
Carlos Alcaraz has history in his sights as he faces Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open 2026. Alcaraz has won six Grand Slams but has never tasted success at the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — In a moment of exhaustion and elation, Novak Djokovic recognized Margaret Court in the crowd and thanked her for staying up so late to watch him get within a single victory of becoming the most decorated tennis player of all time.
Standing in his way is world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, setting up a blockbuster rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final and the Paris Olympics gold-medal match. The 22-year-old Spaniard advanced earlier in the day after a marathon battle with No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, edging through 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in nearly five and a half hours.
In Sunday’s Australian Open final, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has the chance to become the member of a very exclusive club.
Since Andy Roddick's 2003 victory at the U.S. Open, it's been a string of the Unites States struggling in every major tournament. Novak Djokovic has thoughts of his own as to why Americans are so starved for a Grand Slam title.
Carlos Alcaraz put on a show against Germany's Alexander Zverev in the men's semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open, winning a five hour, 27 minute thriller that went into the early hours of Friday morning after the tennis phenom had battled back from what he described as cramps or an adductor