Alcaraz: "Winning the Australian Open is my first great objective next year"

Carlos Navarro | 2 Dec 2025 | 16.09

Alcaraz bid farewell to the past Australian Open after losing to Djokovic. Source: Getty

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The Australian Open remains one of the few thorns in the heart of Carlos Alcaraz. It's said quickly: if at 22 your collection of feats already includes some of the most indescribable successes in this sport, the ones yet to conquer are sought with even more effort, even if you have all the time in the world. This is the case of the youngster from Murcia, who faces the upcoming season with one goal above all: to win the first Grand Slam of the year, completing the Major poker once and for all.

Carlos Alcaraz does not hesitate to verbalize his big goals and objectives. With humility and all the maturity acquired in 2026, but also with the ambition of the great legends of this sport. That's why, from the other side of the pond, they ask and write: will Australian Open 2026 be the year when the one from El Palmar finally lifts the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup? He had never desired it with such strength, that's for sure.

"The most important thing for me is the Grand Slams, trying to win as many as I can. That's my main goal. I think Australia will be great. It's my primary objective, honestly. When I start the preseason and think about what I want to improve and achieve, the Australian Open is there. It's the first or second tournament of the year, and completing the Grand Slam in my career has always been a great goal. I want to achieve it next year, but if not, in two or three seasons." These are words taken from the tournament's own website, aware that one of the next major points of interest in 2026 will be to see the youngster from Murcia in action, with the great goal of planting a new flag in a place with not much recent success.

Improvement in serve, the threat of Sinner, and Djokovic's challenge

It's often said that Australia is Carlos's most challenging territory, perhaps with a decisiveness far from reality. It's true that he has never advanced past the quarterfinals in the first Grand Slam of the year (including a tough loss against an ailing Djokovic last year), a fact that, considering all his triumphs, seems unbelievable; however, his evolution since early 2025 and his evident step forward on faster surfaces (title in Tokyo and US Open, finalist in the ATP Finals...) generate renewed confidence in the version he could display at the Rod Laver Arena.

Melbourne was precisely where his renewed serve mechanics were tested: in 2025, the Murcian struggled to find consistency and fluidity with this shot throughout the tournament, reverting to past habits as the days went by. The significant improvement in his serving statistics ensures him an additional competitive element to face the speed of the courts, although the major adversary, beyond his own version, is named Jannik Sinner.

It was here that the Italian opened the Grand Slam winning streak and where he has built a reign hard to defeat. Victories over Djokovic, Medvedev, Zverev, Rune, Shelton, or de Miñaur, outstanding performances with hardly any sets conceded or comebacks that highlighted his new version: it's the court where his balance and ability to overwhelm from any side find the best fit. Dethroning the one from San Candido here would be the most impressive way to complete the Grand Slam, a new great mission in which the young Murcian already sets his sights on from this December. How eager everyone is for the moment to finally arrive?

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