Carlos Alcaraz of Spain waves after defeating Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz has started his hunt for the fifth Grand Slam in emphatic fashion after winning the opening round in the 2025 Australian Open as he breezed past Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 in 81 minutes in 2nd round.
“I think the less time I spend on court at the Grand Slams, especially at the beginning of the tournament, it’s going to be better. Physically I’m feeling great, but I just tried to be focus and spend as little time as I can,” Alcaraz said.
Serving has been on the four-times Grand Slam champion’s mind at Melbourne Park after tweaking his motion in the off-season. “I’m really happy with the serve today. It’s something that I worked in the pre-season,” the Spaniard said.
He was not thrilled with its performance in his first round win against Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko where he landed less than 60% of his first serves and had six aces. Wednesday’s figures were more encouraging for Alcaraz, who more than doubled the ace count and won 32 out of 36 points (89%) on his first serve.
“I wasn’t too happy with the serve in the first round, I was more focused on the serve in practice. I spent more time just serving with Juan Carlos and my team. It’s something I want to be better so I’m glad that today it worked pretty well,” Alcaraz said after the win.
If Alcaraz manages to win the Australian Open that would make him the youngest to win Career Grand Slams and ninth overall. “That’s one of the reasons I really want to win this tournament one day, just to be able to put my name on this short list. I’m here and working every day just to be ready for that time. Hopefully this year, two weeks could be long but I’m taking it day by day. Let’s see how it’s going to feel but what I’m thinking about is the next round and then let’s go further.”
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