Rafael Nadal responds to controversial Mouratoglou post Rafael Nadal has responded to a post from Patrick Mouratoglou that caused a stir on social media.

On Sunday, both Djokovic and Alcaraz were playing for history - the 38-year-old Serb was looking to become the first male or female tennis player with 25 Grand Slam singles titles, while the 22-year-old Spaniard was bidding to become the youngest player ever with a Career Grand Slam record.

The tennis star previously was defaulted from the 2020 US Open for inadvertently hitting a line judge in the throat while he was frustrated

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he's the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia.

Novak Djokovic has played in five Major finals after turning 36

Despite advancing, Djokovic admitted afterward that Musetti was by far the better player in the match. The box score stats for the match emphasize how much better Musetti was playing. Djokovic committed 31 unforced errors and had a 25-19 disadvantage in winners through the first two sets.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — In a moment of exhaustion and elation, Novak Djokovic recognized Margaret Court in the crowd and thanked her for staying up so late to watch him get within a single victory of becoming the most decorated tennis player of all time.

In an interview with the media, the Serbian tennis player was asked if he thinks he can still compete for the biggest prizes.

Mark Hodgkinson, a former Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent, covered a defining era of the sport and authored acclaimed books on Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.