Alcaraz, Rybakina win Australian Open

• Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz swept past Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on February 1.

• The top-ranked Alcaraz beat fourth seed Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5.

• At just 22 years old, Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slam titles).

• He broke the mark set by Don Budge in the 1938 French championships, when he was 22 years and 363 days.

• It was a first defeat for Djokovic in a Melbourne final, having won all 10 previously, leaving him still searching for a landmark 25th major to better Australia’s Margaret Court

• Alcaraz is the ninth man to achieve the career Grand Slam, a list that also includes Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

• In the women’s singles, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open.

• The 26-year-old upset world number one Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the title decider.