Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has won six Grand Slam titles during his career, but has never won at the Australian Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in 2024 and 2025, which is his greatest career success at the Melbourne tournament.
The new edition of the Australian Open starts tomorrow, and Alcaraz is ready to go all the way. Roger Federer recently said he hopes the Spaniard will triumph in Melbourne, and those words made Carlitos happy.
"I felt great when I heard what Federer said. I'm not going to lie. And I agree with him. I've said it before, Janik is more similar to Djokovic, both in terms of his style of play and in general. And I see myself more similar to Roger. I think what Federer said is really good and correct, especially when it comes to short balls, playing at the net and being aggressive all the time. The goal for both of us is not to let the opponent play the way he wants and that's great. I'm very happy that he said that," Alcarras pointed out.
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The Spaniard plays against homegrown player Adam Walton in the first round of the Australian Open. Alcaraz changed coaches ahead of the new season, parting ways with Juan Carlos Ferrer, and will be coached by Samuel Lopes in Melbourne.
"Nobody has the speed of shots that Carlos has. His acceleration is fantastic combined with his magic. He does everything phenomenally, but he also adopts new ones with incredible speed," Lopes told Marca.
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