Alcaraz crushes helpless Nishioka

We explain how the Spanish gave no option to Yoshihito Nishioka and is already in the third round of the first Grand Slam of the year.

Óscar Belloch | 15 Jan 2025 | 04.40
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Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 Australian Open. Photo: Getty
Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 Australian Open. Photo: Getty

Carlos Alcaraz is something else. He played and swept Yoshihito Nishioka in just 80 minutes, the 65th world-ranked player (6-0 6-1 6-4). The Japanese player stepped onto the court completely resigned and could barely manage to win five games in a best-of-five sets match. It didn't work out for Yoshihito, but it was because Carlos' attitude was so good that he hardly gave his opponent any breathing space, who could only see things coming his way.

When one of the players on the court is named Carlos Alcaraz, it doesn't matter the tournament or the surface being played on, as the match most likely depends on him. It doesn't matter if it's at the Australian Open, or if he has a talented left-handed opponent; the key is for the player from Murcia to perform at a high level and advance in the tournament, as it happened against Nishioka.

- Two sets in just 44 minutes

Carlos won the first set in 18 minutes, showing his superiority against an opponent who seemed powerless against the power of his shots, serves, and returns. Yoshihito is not known for his powerful serving, but rather for being a player with good court mobility who knows how to bother his opponents by being a skilled returner with a superb wrist, although he seemed to have packed his bags before stepping onto the court.

The scoreline was already overwhelming with a 6-0 3-0 lead, which was putting too much pressure on the Japanese player, but rather than looking upset, he was laughing with his team at the impending situation. He won a game and received an ovation from the crowd, with even Alcaraz sharing a knowing smile about the situation.

- No room for losing focus

While the first and second sets were complete dominance, Carlos Alcaraz stayed focused and didn't lose concentration in the third set, even though it could have been easy to do so given the scoreline. What he did was conserve energy and pace himself, as he has a long journey ahead in this Australian Open, and it's not necessary to give 100% effort all the time when the match is well under control, so by the end of the match, the player from Murcia was more relaxed in his return games and only needed to keep a cruising speed to secure the victory without facing a single break point.

Carlos Alcaraz will face the local Jordan Thompson or the Portuguese Nuno Borges in the third round of the 2025 Australian Open, with the date, time, and court location yet to be confirmed.

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