Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man to capture all four major singles titles with an historic Australian Open final win over Novak Djokovic.
The bruising four-set triumph was the Alcaraz’s first title at Melbourne Park, and will sit alongside two apiece at Wimbledon, Roland Garros and the US Open in his already-bulging trophy cabinet.
MAJOR MILESTONE: Alcaraz completes Slam set with AO 2026 title
The Spaniard snatched the 88-year-old record from American Don Budge, who was a few months older than Alcaraz when he won Roland Garros in 1938 to complete his set of major titles.
Alcaraz is just the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam in the Open era after Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Rod Laver.
Australian superstar Laver earned the coveted calendar Grand Slam by winning all four titles in a single year in 1969, his first calendar Slam in the Open era after having done it seven years prior.
Men to achieve career Grand Slam (Open era)
| Player | Career Slam achieved at | Age at start of event |
| Carlos Alcaraz | Australian Open (2026) | 22 years, 258 days |
| Rafael Nadal | US Open (2010) | 24 years, 88 days |
| Roger Federer | Roland Garros (2009) | 27 years, 290 days |
| Novak Djokovic | Roland Garros (2016) | 29 years, 1 day |
| Andre Agassi | Roland Garros (1999) | 29 years, 25 days |
| Rod Laver | US Open (1969) | 31 years, 18 days |
Djokovic, vanquished on Sunday night but the owner of a record 24 majors, is the only one of the men to have completed the set three times.
RELATED: Djokovic heaps praise on Alcaraz after unusual AO ending
Alcaraz, who turns 23 in May, took the Open-era age record from countryman Nadal, who was just over 24 when he clinched his own career Slam at the US Open in 2010.
He also became the third-youngest player, man or woman, to achieve the feat in the Open era.
He sits behind Steffi Graf, who was 19 when she completed her set at Flushing Meadows in 1988, and Serena Williams, who was 21 when she earned her career Slam at AO 2003.
Alcaraz has proven ice-cold in major finals, winning seven of eight -- an 87.5 per cent winning rate.
Underscoring just how quickly the Spaniard has made his mark on tennis history, his seventh major title came in his 20th Grand Slam appearance.
It’s the second-most titles from that many starts in the Open era behind only Bjorn Borg, who won eight of his first 20.
Djokovic, for his part, appeared in a record-extending 38th Grand Slam final by making the decider at Melbourne Park. It was his eleventh AO singles final, and his first loss.
In doing so, he became the oldest AO finalist in the Open era, surpassing Ken Rosewall who was 37 when he won in 1972. In a full-circle moment, the 91-year-old Aussie legend was in attendance on Sunday night as he watched history unfold.