Carlos Alcaraz has the talent to surpass Roger Federer's achievements in tennis after already winning three of the four Grand Slam with only the Australian Open missing from his CV
Carlos Alcaraz is already on course to surpass Roger Federer's tennis achievements, says former world No.1 Mats Wilander.
Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals after beating Jiri Lehecka in straight sets.
Todd Woodbridge recently gave a long interview to the Times of India. The former world number 1 doubles player talked about Carlos Alcaraz and his chances of winning the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne, considering the young Spaniard the funniest player since Roger Federer.
The current world No.7 has used his enormous experience at the highest level and reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park, where he dreams of lifting his 11th trophy on Sunday, January 26. His last hurdle before the final is Alexander Zverev, who finally wants to break the curse and win a Major title for the first time in his career.
Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have both proven their mettle on the red clay, but compatriot Feliciano Lopez believes one would have a massive advantage against the other if the younger Alcaraz had faced a young Nadal in his prime.
By reaching the Australian Open 2025 quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic has joined Roger Federer as the only two players to have achieved this record.
Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost in the semifinals of the Australian Open 2025 against German Alexander Zverev. The Serb, who had a fantastic performance against Carlos Alcaraz in the
It could be tempting to write off Novak Djokovic at this point, to think he might be closer than ever to being done competing for Grand Slam
But it is a stunning paradox that the fittest player in the history of the sport, a bionic man who has defined himself by outlasting his great rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in several of the longest matches ever recorded, appears so illness and injury-prone in key moments of big matches.
Back in 2006, David Foster Wallace published probably the most celebrated piece of sport writing in memory, headlined “Roger Federer as Religious Experience”. This was at the apex of Federer’s then-unprecedented, imperious reign over tennis, before Nadal (and eventually Djokovic) surpassed him.
The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is now the greatest show in tennis and fans of the sport must be pinching themselves that the legend has hung around long enough to engage in another great conquest against a champion.