ALCARAZ BECOMES YOUNGEST PLAYER TO WIN ALL FOUR GRAND SLAMS

CARLOS Alcaraz klapped Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open yesterday and become the youngest man to complete a career grand slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major.

The Spaniard was gehard after a slow start in dismissing the 38-year-old, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 and 7-5 on Rod Laver Arena to claim a seventh grand slam title and cement himself as undisputed world number one.

He becomes the youngest man in the Open era to win all four majors, adding to his two titles each from Wimbledon and the French and US Opens.

At 22, he surpassed legendary countryman Rafael Nadal – in the crowd to witness the feat – who was 24 when he did the same.

Meanwhile, Elena Rybakina stifled her emotions to take revenge over world number one Aryna Sabalenka and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her second grand slam title. The big-serving Kazakh fifth seed fought back from 0-3 in the deciding set to triumph 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4.